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Artist’s concept of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory

auteur: Nasa/JPL/Novapix

référence: e-sot02-80002

Image Size 300 DPI: 17 * 17 cm

Artist’s concept of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory. Its launch failed in early 2009. It was the first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide, the principal human-produced driver of climate change.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ATMOSPHERE - CARBON DIOXIDE - EARTH FROM SPACE - EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE - FAILURE - GREENHOUSE EFFECT - ILLUSTRATION - LIMB - ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY - SPACE - WARMING -