Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬 on Nostr: What Happens When #NASA Loses Eyes on# Earth? We’re About to Find Out. Three ...
What Happens When #NASA Loses Eyes on# Earth? We’re About to Find Out.
Three long-running #satellites will soon be switched off, forcing #scientists to figure out how to adjust their views of our changing planet.
When three orbiters — Terra, Aqua and Aura — are powered down, much data they’ve been collecting will end with them, newer satellites won’t pick up all of the slack. Main area we’re losing eyes on is the #stratosphere, the all-important home of the ozone layer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/climate/nasa-satellites-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pE0._qCe.Alncsy5pIYuv&smid=url-share
Three long-running #satellites will soon be switched off, forcing #scientists to figure out how to adjust their views of our changing planet.
When three orbiters — Terra, Aqua and Aura — are powered down, much data they’ve been collecting will end with them, newer satellites won’t pick up all of the slack. Main area we’re losing eyes on is the #stratosphere, the all-important home of the ozone layer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/climate/nasa-satellites-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pE0._qCe.Alncsy5pIYuv&smid=url-share