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Sunday 22 March 2015

NASA | Satellite Tracks Saharan Dust to Amazon in 3-D



The lidar instrument aboard the CALIPSO satellite sends out pulses of light that bounce off particles in the atmosphere and back to the satellite. It distinguishes dust from other particles based on optical properties.

by José Lourenço via Facebook at March 22, 2015 at 07:40PM

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