- Terra | The EOS Flagship
Terra: The EOS Flagship Terra explores the connections between Earth’s atmosphere, land, snow and ice, ocean, and energy balance to understand Earth’s climate and to map the impact of human activity and natural disasters on communities and ecosystems
- Celebrating 25 Years of Terra
25 Years of Terra @ 2024 AGU Annual Meeting The week prior to the GSFC Visitor’s Center event, several members of the Terra mission community presented on 25 Years of Terra at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in Washington, D C
- Mission - Terra
Terra observations reveal humanity’s impact on the planet and provide crucial data about natural hazards like fire and volcanoes See Terra science Terra is an international mission carrying instruments from the United States, Japan, and Canada
- Satellite Observations - Terra
Part II Track Pollution from Space To improve air quality, it is important to know what contributes to polluting the air Haze comes from a variety of sources Your skies may be hazy from local traffic, or industry such as for example coal burning power plants, or the pollution may be coming in from somewhere else farther away Satellite images help identify large areas of pollution caused by
- 2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge: Register Now! | Terra
Registration is now open for this year’s NASA International Space Apps Challenge hackathon, to be held on October 4-5 This year, NASA is inviting innovators of all ages to Learn, Launch, Lead alongside a vibrant community of scientists, technologists, and storytellers at more than 450 Local Events worldwide Over the course of two days, teams will develop projects to address challenges
- Images - Terra
Home for the Terra Satellite Earth Observing System
- MOPITT - Terra
Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere Widespread fires in western Africa release carbon monoxide into the atmosphere (red) in February 2004 Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) is an instrument designed to enhance our knowledge of the lower atmosphere and to observe how it interacts with the land and ocean biospheres MOPITT’s specific focus is on the distribution
- ASTER | Terra
This perspective image of a complex volcanic landscape in the Andean mountain range was assembled from data acquired by ASTER on April 9, 2003 ASTER produces images using infrared, red, and green wavelengths of light Vegetated areas range in color from red to pink, snow is white, water is black, and bare rock is earth-toned The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
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