In 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts placed an ultraviolet camera on the Moon that captured the first images of Earth\u2019s geocorona, the light emitted by Earth\u2019s outermost atmospheric layer. A new NASA mission bearing the name of the telescope\u2019s creator, Dr. George R. Carruthers, will launch into space to build on that legacy. From a vantage point roughly one million miles closer to the Sun than Earth is, the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory<\/b> will capture the most comprehensive views of the geocorona to date. The observations will reveal new insights into the structure of our atmosphere, how solar eruptions impact Earth, and how a planet\u2019s surface water can escape to space, aiding the search for habitable planets elsewhere in the universe.<\/p>\n
Learn more about Carruthers Geocorona Observatory science: https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/science-research\/heliophysics\/new-nasa-mission-to-reveal-earths-invisible-halo<\/a>
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