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EMIT

Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation

Active Mission

EMIT measures the mineral composition of Earth’s dust source regions, to help scientists understand how they heat or cool our planet

Type

Instrument

Launch

July 14, 2022

Target

Earth

Objective

Advance understanding of mineral dust’s effects throughout the Earth system and to human populations

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