{"id":11478,"date":"2024-07-16T18:05:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T22:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-celebrates-20-years-of-earth-observing-aura-satellite\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T18:05:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T22:05:24","slug":"nasa-celebrates-20-years-of-earth-observing-aura-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-celebrates-20-years-of-earth-observing-aura-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Celebrates 20 Years of Earth-Observing Aura Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">NASA Celebrates 20 Years of Earth-Observing Aura Satellite<\/h2>\n<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-0 z-400\">\n<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n<div class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">4 Min Read<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA Celebrates 20 Years of Earth-Observing Aura Satellite\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1220\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"This image is an animated version of the Aura satellite in orbit. The satellite, seen centered in the image, is made up of silver and gold box-like shapes and instruments. Spanning out to the right of the satellite is a long sheet of solar panels. In the background of the image at the bottom is a portion of Earth seen with clouds and a blue haze surrounding it. The top of the background is the deep black of space, with a cluster of green colored stars to the left.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg?resize=300,238 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg?resize=768,610 768w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg?resize=1024,814 1024w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg?resize=1536,1220 1536w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg?resize=400,318 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg?resize=600,477 600w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg?resize=900,715 900w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg?resize=1200,953 1200w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pia18178orig.jpg?resize=2000,1589 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" loading=\"eager\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\"><figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n<div><figcaption>The Aura spacecraft, shown in this artist\u2019s concept, is a NASA atmospheric chemistry mission that monitors Earth\u2019s protective atmosphere. <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Earth (ESD)<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewbox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\">\n<nav>\n<ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\">\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/explore\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/climate-change\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/in-action\" rel=\"noopener\">Science in Action<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/multimedia\" rel=\"noopener\">Multimedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/data\" rel=\"noopener\">Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\" rel=\"noopener\">For Researchers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From monitoring the hole in the ozone above the Antarctic to studying air quality around the entire planet, NASA\u2019s Aura satellite has provided scientists with essential measurements during its two decades in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Aura mission has been nothing short of transformative for scientific research and applied sciences,\u201d said Bryan Duncan, project scientist for NASA\u2019s Aura satellite mission. \u201cThe mission\u2019s data have given scientists and applied scientists an unparalleled view of air pollution around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aura has revealed the effects of industrialization, environmental regulations, wildfires, the COVID-19 pandemic, and many other aspects of the air we breathe. The satellite paved the way for recent missions to study the atmosphere and its inner workings, including <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/pace\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PACE<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/tempo\/\" rel=\"noopener\">TEMPO<\/a>. As the Aura mission team celebrates its launch anniversary of July 15, 2004, here are a few of the many highlights from the last 20 years.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/images\/5094\/aura-eyes-ozone-hole-over-antarctica\" rel=\"noopener\">Aura Eyes Ozone Hole over Antarctica<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The first publicly released image from the Aura mission (autumn 2004) showed dramatically depleted levels of ozone in the stratosphere over Antarctica.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/aura\/nasa-study-first-direct-proof-of-ozone-hole-recovery-due-to-chemicals-ban\/\">NASA Study: First Direct Proof of Ozone Hole Recovery Due to Chemicals Ban<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In a 2018 study, scientists showed for the first time through direct satellite observations that levels of chlorine in the atmosphere declined, resulting in less ozone depletion. Because of an international ban on chlorine-containing manmade chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, there was about 20% less ozone depletion during the Antarctic winter in 2016 than there was in 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/new-nasa-satellite-maps-show-human-fingerprint-on-global-air-quality\/\">New NASA Satellite Maps Show Human Fingerprint on Global Air Quality<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Illustrated map of Earth\u2019s landmasses, with data overlaying to show the concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the troposphere. The colors range from light blue (low concentration) to yellow to red (high concentration). Majority of the map is in light blue with splatters of yellow. Red appears concentrated primarily over east Asia and Europe.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-233-global.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This global map shows the concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the troposphere as detected by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument aboard the Aura satellite, averaged over 2014. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Using high-resolution global maps of air quality indicators made with data from the Aura satellite, NASA scientists tracked air pollution trends between 2005 and 2015 in various regions and 195 cities around the globe. The study found that the United States, Europe, and Japan saw improved air quality due to emission control regulations, while China, India, and the Middle East, with their fast-growing economies and expanding industry, saw more air pollution.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/aura\/how-nasa-is-helping-the-world-breathe-more-easily\/\">How NASA is Helping the World Breathe More Easily<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Many of NASA\u2019s Earth-observing satellites, including Aura, can see what the human eye can\u2019t \u2014 including potentially harmful pollutants lingering in the air we breathe. These satellites help us measure and track air pollution as it moves around the globe and have contributed significantly to a decades-long quest for cleaner air. For example, data from Aura\u2019s Ozone Monitoring Instrument helped the EPA and NASA identify a drop in nitrogen dioxide that researchers cited as evidence of the success of the Clean Air Act.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/aura\/air-quality-a-tale-of-three-cities\/\">Air Quality: A Tale of Three Cities<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Air quality in Beijing, Los Angeles, and Atlanta \u2014 like air quality across the globe \u2014 is dynamic. This video describes how scientists use instruments like Aura\u2019s Ozone Monitoring Instrument to study questions including what causes ozone, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide emissions. It also explores why reductions in volatile organic carbon pollution worked to reduce ground-level ozone in Los Angeles, but not in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/aura\/seeing-the-covid-19-pandemic-from-space\/\">Seeing the COVID-19 Pandemic from Space<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Economic and social shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to noticeable changes in Earth\u2019s environment, at least in the short term. NASA researchers used satellite and ground-based observations \u2013 including nitrogen dioxide levels from Ozone Monitoring Instrument \u2013 to track these impacts on our\u00a0air,\u00a0land,\u00a0water,\u00a0and\u00a0climate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/images\/80375\/a-satellites-view-of-ship-pollution\" rel=\"noopener\">A Satellite\u2019s View of Ship Pollution<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>With natural-color satellite imagery of the atmosphere over the ocean, scientists have observed\u00a0\u201cship tracks\u201d \u2014 bright, linear trails amidst the cloud layers that are created by particles and gases from ships. Scientists used Ozone Monitoring Instrument data to detect the almost invisible tracks of nitrogen dioxide along several shipping routes from 2005 to 2012.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/first-global-maps-of-volcanic-emissions-use-nasa-satellite-data\/\">First Global Maps of Volcanic Emissions Use NASA Satellite Data<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indonesiaso2-omi-2014-2016-1041.webp\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indonesiaso2-omi-2014-2016-1041.webp?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Grayscale map of Indonesia with orange data overlay. The orange is concentrated in a splotch in the bottom middle of the image as well as in the top right.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indonesiaso2-omi-2014-2016-1041.webp 1041w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indonesiaso2-omi-2014-2016-1041.webp?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indonesiaso2-omi-2014-2016-1041.webp?resize=768,504 768w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indonesiaso2-omi-2014-2016-1041.webp?resize=1024,672 1024w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indonesiaso2-omi-2014-2016-1041.webp?resize=400,262 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indonesiaso2-omi-2014-2016-1041.webp?resize=600,394 600w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/indonesiaso2-omi-2014-2016-1041.webp?resize=900,590 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Volcanic sulfur dioxide emissions from Indonesia\u2019s many volcanoes are shown in shades of orange. The data was produced from observations from NASA\u2019s Aura satellite. <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the Ozone Monitoring Instrument data, researchers compiled emissions data from 2005 to 2015 create the first global inventory for volcanic sulfur dioxide emissions. The data set helped refine climate and atmospheric chemistry models and provided more insight into human and environmental health risks.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/images\/87910\/scientists-show-connection-between-gas-flaring-and-arctic-pollution\" rel=\"noopener\">Scientists Show Connection Between Gas Flaring and Arctic Pollution<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Flaring of excess natural gas from industrial oil fields in the Northern Hemisphere was found to be a potentially significant source of nitrogen dioxide and black carbon emissions polluting the Arctic, according to a 2016 NASA study that included data from Aura.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/earth\/climate-change\/ozone-layer\/2023-ozone-hole-ranks-16th-largest\/\">2023 Ozone Hole Ranks 16th Largest, NASA and NOAA Researchers Find<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Researchers continue to rely on Aura data to monitor the Antarctic ozone hole, two decades after the satellite launched. Each Southern Hemisphere spring, NASA and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) use satellite and balloon-based measurements to measure the maximum size of the ozone hole. The story above notes the 2023 result; stay tuned for what Aura helps us discover in 2024 and beyond.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ozone-geos5-2023264-front.webp\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ozone-geos5-2023264-front.webp?w=720\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Visualization of Earth as seen from the south pole over Antarctica. Data is overlayed, showing the level of ozone in the area. Centered over Antarctica is a red and orange oval, while the rest of the visualization shows dark and light blues.\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ozone-geos5-2023264-front.webp 720w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ozone-geos5-2023264-front.webp?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ozone-geos5-2023264-front.webp?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ozone-geos5-2023264-front.webp?resize=600,400 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This map shows the size and shape of the ozone hole over the South Pole on Sept. 21, 2023, the day of its maximum extent that year, as calculated by the NASA Ozone Watch team. Moderate ozone losses (orange) are visible amid widespread areas of more potent ozone losses (red). <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>By <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/erica.s.mcnamee@nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Erica McNamee<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kate.d.ramsayer@nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kate Ramsayer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px 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C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 weeks ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/natural-disasters\/nasa-announces-new-system-to-aid-disaster-response\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/prturkiyeeq-020624a.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nc-volunteers-cleaner-well-water.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nc-volunteers-cleaner-well-water.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">2 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">North Carolina Volunteers Work Toward Cleaner Well Water<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-md color-carbon-60\">When the ground floods during a storm, floodwaters wash bacteria and other contaminants into private\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" 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wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/aura\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Aura<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Earth Orbiter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aura-20090715-browse.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aura-20090715-browse.jpg 640w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aura-20090715-browse.jpg?resize=300,164 300w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aura-20090715-browse.jpg?resize=400,219 400w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aura-20090715-browse.jpg?resize=600,328 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Earth<\/span><br 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class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">NASA is a global leader in studying Earth\u2019s changing climate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/icescapepondsample-lrg-jpg.webp?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/icescapepondsample-lrg-jpg.webp 4272w, https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/icescapepondsample-lrg-jpg.webp?resize=300,200 300w, 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https:\/\/smd-cms.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/icescapepondsample-lrg-jpg.webp?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/pace\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>PACE<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 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