As most data users are aware, the Terra satellite has recently been experiencing power-based limitations caused by orbital changes and solar array efficiency. In order to maintain power margins, the Terra team moved the MOPITT instrument from science mode into safe mode on February 4th, 2025 ...
In honor of Terra’s recent 25th birthday, we decided to host a Terra Animation Celebration during this year’s 2025 Space Apps Challenge…. During the event, a team of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will be monitoring the GitHub forum above and answering any questions participants may have during ...
Terra observations reveal humanity’s impact on the planet and provide crucial data about natural hazards like fire and volcanoes. See Terra science. Terra is an international mission carrying instruments from the United States, Japan, and Canada.
Terra 25th Anniversary Event at GSFC Visitor’s Center On Wednesday, December 18th, 2024 — the official launch date of Terra — from 3 – 5:30 PM EST at Goddard Space Flight Center’s Visitor Center, we celebrated with food, speakers, and conversation.
Terra’s five instruments produce 83 core data products which are distributed through the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LPDAAC), the Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC), Ocean Color Web, Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System, and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Each data set is specialized and many work in concert with other data products ...
Data Users who have published over 17,500 scientific journal articles to date! Instrument Teams who have kept Terra’s instruments in perfect working conditions for over a quarter of a century! Collaborative Missions, including our interagency and international partners, helping to continue Terra’s data record into the future!