NASA's EMIT Mission to Map Dust - Geospatial World

At most, dust is seen as a nuisance for most people. However, its impact on the ecology of planet Earth has not yet been scientifically examined barring a few studies.

EMIT is a state-of-the-art imaging spectrometer that will be aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to map the worlds mineral-dust sources, gather information about particle color and compositi… [+841 chars]

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