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About Terra Current systems issues: None Processed Terra data are available through several NASA data centers Current life expectancy: Terra has far exceeded its design life and has a strong chance of operating successfully into the early 2020s Terra began drifting in February of 2020 Read more about Terra’s drifting or see key dates below Key dates
Images - Terra Home for the Terra Satellite Earth Observing System
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
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
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
Multimedia - Terra As the Flagship Earth Observing Satellite, Terra was the first satellite to look at Earth system science with five sensors dedicated to observing the land, water, and atmosphere By seeing Earth from the same vantage point, but 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
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
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