NASA Celebrates Earth Day and the Amazing Tech that Makes Earth Exploration Possible

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NASA relies on an amazing array of technology to see what we’ve never seen before

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We’ve come a long way since the days of our first Earth-observing satellites

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Tiros

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Nimbus

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NASA continues to make exciting discoveries about the cosmos

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But one planet still harbors many unsolved questions

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Earth

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*the only planet we know if with life

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Technology and human ingenuity help NASA increase our understanding of our home planet

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improve lifes and safeguard our future

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Here's what we've been up to

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Fluid Lensing: drones use special cameras to image coral reefs undernearth the ocean's surface

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Worldview: near real-time views of the planet Earth from space at your fingertips

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Virtual Reality: NASA data and GIS simulate walking through an active hurricane

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Globe Observer Mosquito Mapper: real-time tracking of mosquito-borne disease to help stop spreading illness

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CubeSats: the next generation of tiny satellite technology

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Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis: GPS and SAR data aid first responders after earthquakes, floods, landslides and more

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Fire Information for Resource Management System: near real-time fire data assists firefighters in the field and locates at-risk areas

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ICESat-2: 10,000 laser pulses via satellite measure the height of Earth's surfaces

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Lidar: lasers map the topography of the Amazon rainforest with incredible resolution

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Earth Day 2018