Terra | The EOS Flagship
Terra: The EOS Flagship. Terra explores the connections between Earth’s atmosphere, land, snow and ice, ocean, and energy balance to understand Earth’s climate and climate change and to map the impact of human activity and natural disasters on communities and ecosystems
Science - Terra
Dec 21, 2024 · As the Flagship Earth Observing Satellite, Terra was the first satellite to look at Earth system science, collecting multiple types of data dedicated to various areas of Earth science.
2024 - Terra
Feb 14, 2024 · This year has been a busy one for Terra, with our 25th Anniversary just around the corner! (Learn more and RSVP here!In the season of thanksgiving, Terra is especially grateful for the following:. Flight Operations Team that keeps Terra going every single day, despite several demanding orbital maneuvers!
Mission - Terra
Dec 20, 2024 · How is Earth changing and what are the consequences for life on Earth? In December 1999, NASA launched the Terra satellite as the flagship mission of the Earth Observing System to answer these questions.. Terra carries five instruments that observe Earth’s atmosphere, ocean, land, snow and ice, and energy budget.
About Terra | Terra
Spacecraft Quick Facts: Launch Date: December 18,1999; Size: the spacecraft bus is 6.8 m long and 3.5 m across. Weight: 5,190 kg (11,442 lbs.) at launch.
Earth Observatory - Terra
Feb 20, 2024 · January 2023: “Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf Finally Breaks“. The long-awaited break of the Chasm 1 rift in the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica occurred on January 22, 2023, spawning Iceberg A-81, approximately 1550 square kilometers in size, as observed by NASA’s Terra satellite on January 24, 2023, marking a culmination of the rift’s growth since the 1970s.
2023 - Terra
2023 NASA Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) Science Team Meeting . NASA’s Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems (CC&E) focus area will be hosting the next Joint Science Workshop (JSW) on May 8-12, 2023 at The Hotel in College Park, MD. The first two days (May 8-9) will be LCLUC meeting with an emphasis on the early career scientists’ projects.
Data - Terra
Dec 23, 2024 · Terra’s five instruments produce 83 core data products which are distributed through the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LPDAAC), the Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC), Ocean Color Web, Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System, and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
Videos - Terra
Dec 23, 2024 · View the official TERRA playlist above. View Terra at Ten Presentation above. NASA Official: Kurtis Thome Webmaster: 610WebDev Curator: Nyssa Rayne Last Updated: Dec 23, 2024
Atmosphere - Terra
NASA recently released a new NASA Request for Information (RFI), seeking input from the science community and stakeholders on data product continuity needs, capabilities, and gaps as NASA’s Terra, Aqua, and Aura missions reach the end of their operational life.. NASA will use these RFI responses to help plan a Terra/Aqua/Aura data continuity workshop.