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NASA's EMIT Mission Produces Maps of Arid Region Surface Minerals
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Scientists on NASA's EMIT mission used data from its powerful imaging spectrometer, developed at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to map the presence and geographic distributions of three key minerals in the planet's arid regions. The three substances – hematite, goethite, and kaolinite – are thought to have an effect on atmospheric and surface temperatures when wind lofts them into the air, forming dust storms.
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Credit lineNASA's EMIT Mission Produces Maps of Arid Region Surface Minerals. NASA/JPL, 2023-12-11. Public domain. ID: PIA26116.
