NASA’s ER-2 prepares for a science flight over the Hawaiian Islands for a NASA-led mission, called Hyperspectral InfraRed Imager (HyspIRI), focused on observing coral reef health and volcano emissions and eruptions.
NASA’s ER-2 prepares for a science flight over the Hawaiian Islands for a NASA-led mission, called Hyperspectral InfraRed Imager (HyspIRI), focused on observing coral reef health and volcano emissions and eruptions. Flying at 65,000 feet (19,800 meters), above 95 percent of Earth’s atmosphere, the ER-2 can closely replicate the data a future satellite could collect. Data from this mission will help in developing a NASA satellite to study natural hazards and ecosystems.
February 8, 2017
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