Methane is around 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide, so scientists hope NASA's EMIT project will help understand where issues exist.
NASA scientists are using a powerful tool aboard the International Space Station to find and map out large contributors to methane emissions on Earth.
The space agency's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation instrument is finding itself extraordinarily useful in mapping out the chemical composition of dust in Earth's desert regions. Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, said, “The International Space Station and NASA’s more than two dozen satellites and instruments in space have long been invaluable in determining changes to the Earth’s climate,” Scientific American reported.The ability for the EMIT lens to find methane was considered somewhat of an amazing happenstance.
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