NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission is mapping the prevalence of key minerals in the planet’s dust-producing deserts information that will advance our understanding of airborne dust’s effects on climate. But EMIT has demonstrated another capability: detecting the presence of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. In the data.
LOS ANGELES An orbital NASA instrument designed mainly to advance studies of airborne dust and its effects on climate change has proven adept at another key…
"NASA s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission is mapping the prevalence of key minerals in the planet s dust-producing deserts — information that will advance our understanding of airborne dust s effects on climate," NASA announced this week.
"But EMIT has demonstrat.