NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 reaches orbit
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2014
Carbon dioxide and molecular oxygen molecules in the atmosphere absorb light energy at very specific colors or wavelengths. The OCO-2 instrument uses diffraction grating to separate the inbound light energy into a spectrum of multiple component colors. GCOM-W1, Aqua, CALIPSO, CloudSat, and Aura are currently on orbit.
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