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Air Pollution: Seeing Small Specks from Space

Air Pollution: Seeing Small Specks from Space – Download PDF (7 MB) September 2018

EO Kids is searching for small specks of air pollutants from space. In this issue, discover how satellites sense air quality from high above the ground. You can also create your very own air quality sensor with our “DIY Science” activity.

At EO Kids we are committed to making Earth science fun and engaging. Come explore Earth with us.

Join Autumn Burdick, EO Kids writer, as she tests her air quality around her home.

Earth Observatory stories highlighted in this issue:

Smog in Northern Italy
A Band of Fire in Sub-Saharan Africa
A Hazy Day in Mexico City

EO Kids is written for audiences aged 9 to 14. It is published with support from NASA’s Landsat, Terra, and Aqua missions.

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