EMIT
EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation) is NASA's imaging-spectroscopy investigation hosted on the International Space Station. It maps minerals in arid dust-source regions to improve understanding of dust and climate. Its shortwave-infrared spectra also detect strong methane and carbon-dioxide enhancements from point sources. Published methane plume complexes are manually reviewed research products; they are not a complete emissions inventory, and the portal's mapped enhancements do not directly establish emission rates or source ownership.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source InvestigationEMIT missionEMITEarth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation MissionEMIT Mission
- Name
- EMIT
- Status
- active
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- Description
- EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation) is NASA's imaging-spectroscopy investigation hosted on the International Space Station. It maps minerals in arid dust-source regions to improve understanding of dust and climate. Its shortwave-infrared spectra also detect strong methane and carbon-dioxide enhancements from point sources. Published methane plume complexes are manually reviewed research products; they are not a complete emissions inventory, and the portal's mapped enhancements do not directly establish emission rates or source ownership.
- Destination
- International Space Station low Earth orbit at approximately 400 km altitude (51.6° inclination)
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2022-07-15
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/emit/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:58:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:19:07 UTC
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