NASA Sensor Produces First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions - NASA
EMIT delivers first-of-a-kind maps of minerals in Earth’s dust-source areas, enabling scientists to model the fine particles’ role in climate change and more. NASA’s EMIT mission has created the fi...
- dust storms
- earth
- earth science division
- emit (earth surface mineral dust source investigation)
- international space station (iss)
Source: NASA
EMIT delivers first-of-a-kind maps of minerals in Earth’s dust-source areas, enabling scientists to model the fine particles’ role in climate change and more. NASA’s EMIT mission has created the first comprehensive maps of the world’s mineral dust-source regions, providing precise locations of 10 key minerals based on how they reflect and absorb light. When winds […]