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TERRA - Definition and Overview

Terra (EOS AM-1) is a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite in orbit around the Earth. It is the flagship of the Earth Observing System (EOS).

The name "Terra" comes from the Latin word for land. The satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on December 18, 1999 aboard an Atlas IIAS vehicle and began collecting data on February 24, 2000.

Terra carries a payload of five remote sensors designed to monitor the state of Earth's environment and ongoing changes in its climate system:

The data collected by Terra began collecting what will ultimately become a new, 15-year global data set.

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Example Usage of TERRA

viniciuscaruso: @acm_neto Semana que vem estarei na sua Bahia. Estou com saudades dessa boa TERRA.
TAugusto1689sof: @ramone09 O Lombardi morreu hoje e o TERRA comprou o link patrocinado do google. Pode ver em w ww.TERRA.com.br hahaha! ov
alealbanese: Depois de horas no transito e chuva na TERRA da Garroa, amanhã litoral de novo. e sabádo de lá direto pra Atibaia.
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