The researchers successfully launched a new satellite designed to study the planet’s forests and “provide an unprecedented view” on how these areas affect the carbon cycle on Earth, the European Space Agency announced on Tuesday.
The satellite, called the biomass, was launched with a missile from the Space Europe in Coro, New Guinea, and separated from the missile less than an hour after launch, The European Space Agency said in a press release. After about 75 minutes of launch, the ESA satellite consoles received the first sign of the vital mass, indicating that the satellite works as expected in orbit.
Over the next few days, the control units will implement the “launch and early satellite” phase of satellites, while ensuring that all systems are working well, and the satellite will make “a series of complex maneuvers” to publish a retinal reflector of approximately 40 feet. The reflector will receive data from the world forests, The European Space Agency said.
The European Space Agency said that forests on Earth absorb and store about 8 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually. This regulates the planet’s temperature. The European Space Agency said that the removal of forests and deterioration, especially in the tropics, means that the carbon stored again in the air, which may contribute to climate change. The European Space Agency said there is a shortage of accurate data about the amount of carbon estimated by the planet of 1.5 trillion tree and the amount of human activity that can affect this storage.
“Login” planet trees and determining their ability to carbon dioxide, the biomass will use the artificial opening of the opening of P. It is the first part of technology in space. The European Space Agency said that the radar could penetrate the forest umbrellas and measure the biomassic mass, including wounds, branches and stems. Most carbon forests are stored in these parts of the trees. The European Space Agency said these measurements will be a carbon storage agent.
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“With the biomass, we are ready to acquire new vital data about the amount of carbon stored in the world’s forests, which helps fill the main gaps in our knowledge of the carbon cycle, and ultimately, the climate system on the Earth,” said Simonita Chil, the ESA director of ESA.
Once the radar takes measurements, the data will be received by the large network reflector. It will then be sent to the ESA important control center.
The satellite is currently located above the Amazon, and it is one of the many rainforests that you will study, According to CBS News BBC News.
The European Space Agency said that satellite tools can be used in other environments, including mapping “underground geology in deserts, ice dishes structures, and forest flooring.”
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