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NASA Satellite Will Measure the World's Forests

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Voice of America

Publication Date
2018-12-21

Forests are often called the lungs of the planet because they produce so much oxygen. But they also store huge amounts of carbon. NASA scientists want to know exactly how much carbon, and so they have just launched a satellite that will finally give them an exact measurement. VOA's Kevin Enochs reports.

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