NASA's PACE mission studies smoke and fires

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Jun 26, 2026, 3:20 pm121 ptsTrending
With the North American fire season underway, and a record number of acres already burned nationwide, NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite's three instruments are observing vegetation precursors to fires, along with plumes of smoke and their movement. These data will help…

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