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Aura (satellite)
Aura
(
EOS CH-1
) is a multi-national
NASA
scientific research
satellite
in
orbit
around the
Earth
, studying the Earth's
ozone layer
,
air quality
and
climate
. It is the third major component of the
Earth Observing System
(EOS) following on
Terra
(launched 1999) and
Aqua
(launched 2002). Aura follows on from the
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS)
.
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