India, July 7 -- Since launching in 2023, TEMPO has been measuring the quality of the air we breathe from 22,000 miles above the ground. June 19 marked the successful completion of TEMPO's 20-month-long initial prime mission, and it was extended based on the quality of measurements by TEMPO, NASA said in a press release.
The TEMPO mission is NASA's first to use a spectrometer to gather hourly air quality data continuously over North America during daytime hours. It can see details down to just a few square miles, a significant advancement over previous satellites.
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