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- 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
- 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
- Science - Terra
Science As the Flagship Earth Observing Satellite, Terra was the first satellite to look at Earth system science, collecting multiple types of data dedicated to various areas of Earth science Scientists are able to document relationships between Earth’s systems and examine their connections
- MODIS - Terra
With its sweeping 2,330-km-wide viewing swath, MODIS sees every point on our world every 1-2 days in 36 discrete spectral bands Consequently, MODIS tracks a wider array of the earth’s vital signs than any other Terra sensor For instance, the sensor measures the percent of the planet’s surface that is covered by clouds almost every day
- 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
- CERES Data - Terra
Since then, CERES instruments have launched aboard the Terra, Aqua, Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) and NOAA-20 satellites The CERES instruments provide direct measurements of reflected solar radiation and emission of thermal infrared radiation to space across all wavelengths between the ultraviolet and far-infrared
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