NASA's ten-year-old Aura satellite tracks pollutants
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 05:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —NASA's Aura satellite, celebrating its 10th anniversary on July 15, has provided vital data about the cause, concentrations and impact of major air pollutants. With instruments providing key measurements of various gases - including two built and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory: the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) and Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS)—Aura gives a comprehensive view of one of the most important parts of Earth—the atmosphere.