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NASA's EMIT Sensor Does A Lot More Than Just Map Minerals

When NASA installed a unique imaging sensor on the outside of the International Space Station, the original intent was to help map the composition of minerals on the Earth's surface. Far from the only ...
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Much of what lies on the seafloor remains a mystery. NASA is fixing that.

Taken from the International Space Station by an astronaut, this is a view of Lake Van off Turkey, the largest soda lake on Earth. This region is prone to major earthquakes because of movement from ...

NASA’s seafloor map: How scientists mapped the ocean floor from space

For many years, scientists have known more about the Moon’s surface than the depths of our planet’s oceans. The ocean bed has ...
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NASA's EMIT Sensor Does A Lot More Than Just Map Minerals

The International Space Station orbiting above planet Earth with landscape visible. - Dima Zel/Shutterstock When NASA installed a unique imaging sensor on the outside of the International Space ...