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Satellite To Map Air Pollution Over Haze-filled US Cities

As wildfire smoke blankets large parts of North America and summer haze due to severe heat reaching its seasonal peak, NASA and its partners are deploying several new tools to observe air quality and pollution in cities across the continent.

A satellite instrument launched into orbit earlier this spring will measure air quality over North America hourly during day and at the resolution of a few square miles, NASA said.

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by Joji Xavier

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