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Article: Terra Satellite and Earth Observing Systems (EOS)
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- World of Earth Science
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Terra satellite and Earth Observing Systems (EOS)
To facilitate new research and enhance existing data regarding the interaction of dynamic geophysical systems, NASA is in the process of developing a comprehensive Earth Observing System (EOS). A multi-component program, one of the unifying aims of EOS units is to measure the impact of human activities on Earth's geological and atmospheric processes.
The first component in the EOS array of
remote sensing
instruments is the Terra
satellite
, launched into a near-circular, sun-synchronous Earth orbit in December, 1999.
The development of NASA's EOS (a part of NASA's Earth Sciences Enterprise [ESE]) will result in a group of satellites
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