Imaging a Methane Leak from Space - related image preview

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Imaging a Methane Leak from Space

The observation by the Earth Observing-1 satellite is an important breakthrough as scientists work to measure and monitor emissions of this potent greenhouse gas from space.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from the AVIRIS mission and EO-1 Hyperion courtesy of David Thompson, NASA/JPL and the NASA EO-1 team. Caption by Alan Buis and Mike Carlowicz.

Published June 24, 2016
Data acquired January 1 - 12, 2016

Sources:
Aircraft Sensors > AVIRIS
EO-1 > Hyperion