Checking Data

(From left) Engineers Isaac Anderson, Daniel Prendergast, and Tyler Willhite check data from the S2 Black Swift uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) during a CRATER 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.