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NASA celebrates Aura's ten-year orbit!

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Satellite hovers above Earth
NASA celebrates Aura's ten-year orbit!

SUBJECTS:  Science

YEARS:  9–10


Aura is a NASA satellite that in 2014 celebrated ten years orbiting Earth, collecting data about the planet's atmosphere and climate.

Aura is helping scientists better understand global systems, including the composition of gases in the ozone layer, air pollution and climate change.

Watch to learn more about this space traveller and its technologically advanced instruments recording crucial information.


Acknowledgements

Video courtesy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.


Production Date: 2014


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