Monitoring S2 Flight

Members of the CRATER team wait for the S2 Black Swift uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to return from a flight during the field campaign in Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica. CRATER (Costa Rica Airborne research on foresT Ecosystem Response to volcanic emissions), is a NASA-led project investigating the use of an uncrewed aircraft for volcanic trace gas sampling, in order to better understand the impact of carbon dioxide emissions on vegetation.