EMIT Program

NASA Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) is an active Earth Ventures instrument mission launched to the International Space Station on 14 July 2022. Its imaging spectrometer maps mineral composition in arid dust-source regions, helping determine whether airborne dust warms or cools the atmosphere and improving climate, Earth-system, and air-quality research.

Identity

Aliases: EMITEarth Surface Mineral Dust Source InvestigationEarth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation MissionEMIT Mission
Domains: spaceflight
Name: EMIT Program
Status: active
Types: scienceresearchoperations

Details

Description: NASA Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) is an active Earth Ventures instrument mission launched to the International Space Station on 14 July 2022. Its imaging spectrometer maps mineral composition in arid dust-source regions, helping determine whether airborne dust warms or cools the atmosphere and improving climate, Earth-system, and air-quality research.
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Start Date: 2022-07-14

Assets & Meta

Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:32:44 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:32:44 UTC

Other

Official Urls: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/emit/https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/emit-earth-surface-mineral-dust-source-investigation/https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research/emit/nasa-sensor-produces-first-global-maps-of-surface-minerals-in-arid-regions/