Current systems issues: None. Processed Terra data are available through several NASA data centers. Current life expectancy: Terra has far exceeded its design life and has a strong chance of operating …

Dec 18, 2010 · Terra: The EOS Flagship Terra explores the connections between Earth’s atmosphere, land, snow and ice, ocean, and energy balance to understand Earth’s climate and to map the impact …

2 days ago · With its sweeping 2,330-km-wide viewing swath, MODIS sees every point on our world every 1-2 days in 36 discrete spectral bands. Consequently, MODIS tracks a wider array of the …

2 days ago · Home for the Terra Satellite Earth Observing System

4 days ago · Terra observations reveal humanity’s impact on the planet and provide crucial data about natural hazards like fire and volcanoes. See Terra science. Terra is an international mission carrying …

Oct 1, 2025 · Terra, which carries five instruments, launched in December 1999 on a six-year mission designed to study the planet’s land, ocean, atmosphere and biosphere simultaneously as the …

2 days ago · Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere Widespread fires in western Africa release carbon monoxide into the atmosphere (red) in February 2004. Measurement of Pollution in the …

2 days ago · Most satellite instruments look only straight down, or toward the edge of the planet. To fully understand Earth’s climate, and to determine how it may be changing, we need to know the amount …

2 days ago · Terra collects data about the Earth’s bio-geochemical and energy systems using five sensors that observe the atmosphere, land surface, oceans, snow and ice, and energy budget. Each …

2 days ago · Terra’s five instruments produce 83 core data products which are distributed through the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LPDAAC), the Atmospheric Science Data Center …