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EMIT

EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation) is NASA's active Earth Venture Instrument on the International Space Station. Its imaging spectrometer maps the mineral composition of arid dust-source regions to improve understanding of dust's effects on climate and human populations.

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Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source InvestigationEMIT mission
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EMIT
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EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation) is NASA's active Earth Venture Instrument on the International Space Station. Its imaging spectrometer maps the mineral composition of arid dust-source regions to improve understanding of dust's effects on climate and human populations.
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2022-07-15
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August 13, 2026 at 23:58:31 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 23:58:31 UTC

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