The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer is a satellite-based sensor used for earth and climate measurements. There are two MODIS sensors in Earth orbit: one on board the Terra satellite, lau
Ash plumes on Kamchatka Peninsula, eastern Russia.
Hurricane Katrina near the Florida peninsula.
Aqua (satellite)
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Aqua is a NASA scientific research satellite in orbit around the Earth, studying the precipitation, evaporation, and cycling of water. It is the second major component of the Earth Observing System pr
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
…measurements. There are two MODIS sensors in Earth orbit: one on board the Terra (EOS AM) satellite, launched by NASA in 1999; and one on board the Aqua (EOS PM) satellite, launched in 2002. Since 2011, MODIS operations have been supplemented by VIIRS sensors, such as the one aboard Suomi NPP. The systems…
Logotype of the mission. Large Strategic Science Missions Earth Science Division← TerraICESat → Earth Observing System← GRACEICESat →
Aqua instruments
Aqua satellite
Image of Arctic shrinkage from Aqua observations