*MORE* Air Spray: NASA Studies Aerosols

Did You Know A Kid Named Terra?
A year ago, NASA conducted a "name the satellite" contest for kids of all ages.

The goal of the contest was to come up with a name for the EOS-AM1 satellite (the flagship of NASA's Earth Observing System satellite missions).

Terra, the winning entry, was submitted by Sasha Jones of
St. Louis, MO.

NASA Connect Series
By linking to Atmospheric Detectives you can watch a RealMedia presentation of the NASA Connect Series to learn how scientists use satellites, lasers, optical detectors, and wavelengths of light to measure the presence of aerosols and other compounds in the Earth's atmosphere.

Terra Engineering Competition
This exciting competition for high school students (ages 14-18) in the Maryland and metropolitan Washington DC area is now underway.

Deadline for entering the competition: 2/25/2000.

Check here in the future for additional information and names of the winners.

Spacecraft Characteristics
Diameter
3.5 m

Length
6.8 m

Weight
5190 kg

Power
2530 W average

Instrument Data Rate
18,545 kbps average

Design Lifetime
5 Years

Updated: January 22, 2003