NASA's EMIT Measures Surface Dust in North Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia

This official NASA scientific visualization shows the observation coverage of the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) across North Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Thousands of blue observation scenes illustrate the regions surveyed by the instrument from aboard the International Space Station.

The highlighted red box identifies a location in southwestern Libya where EMIT analyzed mineral composition within the Sahara Desert. By measuring the minerals that become airborne as dust, the mission helps scientists better understand how desert dust influences Earth's climate and atmospheric energy balance.

Artwork Details

• Artist/Creator: NASA / JPL-Caltech
• Title: NASA's EMIT Measures Surface Dust in North Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia
• Original title: NASA's EMIT Measures Surface Dust in North Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia (PIA25429)
• Series: Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT)
• Date: Released October 12, 2022
• Period: Contemporary Earth Observation
• Place of Origin: North Africa, Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia
• Medium: Satellite mission coverage visualization using EMIT observations from the International Space Station

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