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Earth System Observatory

NASA's planned Earth System Observatory is an integrated set of Earth-observing missions designed to provide key information for climate-change response, natural-hazard mitigation, wildfire management, and real-time agricultural decision-making. Its core focus areas include aerosols; clouds, convection, and precipitation; mass change; surface biology and geology; and surface deformation and change.

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ESO
Domains
spaceflight
Name
Earth System Observatory
Status
planned
Types
scienceresearchdevelopmentoperations

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Description
NASA's planned Earth System Observatory is an integrated set of Earth-observing missions designed to provide key information for climate-change response, natural-hazard mitigation, wildfire management, and real-time agricultural decision-making. Its core focus areas include aerosols; clouds, convection, and precipitation; mass change; surface biology and geology; and surface deformation and change.
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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 22:42:35 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 22:42:35 UTC

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