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How a Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Could Change Agriculture
NASA’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) was launched on June 29, 2018. This spaceborne could change our agricultural practices here on Earth by measuring the temperature of Earth’s plants from space. When a plant has access to a sufficient water supply, it releases water through pores on its leaves. When water is scarce, these tiny pores close,...