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Space.com - Mars Rover Special Report Space.com - Mars Rover Special Report- Collection of articles about Spirit and Opportunity published by space.com. Mars Exploration Rover 3D Mars Exploration Rover 3D- A 3D Rover model and landing site simulations. Mars Exploration Rovers Mars Exploration Rovers- Clearinghouse of links for the Mars Exploration Rover Mission (Spirit and Opportunity). MarsNews.com: 2001 Mars Odyssey MarsNews.com: 2001 Mars Odyssey- Mission overview, quick facts, and extensive links to related news stories. Mission Status Center: 2001 Mars Odyssey Mission Status Center: 2001 Mars Odyssey- Spaceflight Now's news briefs and articles on the mission. How Mars Odyssey Works How Mars Odyssey Works- A factual report on the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission plans and instruments. 2001 Mars Odyssey 2001 Mars Odyssey- NASA's official mission home page. Includes mission information and pictures. Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age- NASA's retrospective story of Sputnik, including photos and references. Earth Observatory Library: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Earth Observatory Library: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission- Offers an overview of the program, discussion of science results, and instrument details. JAXA - TRMM JAXA - TRMM- Information, photos, and data from the Earth Observation Research Center of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Wikipedia - Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Wikipedia - Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission- Includes an overview of the program and summary of specifications. Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)- A joint NASA and JAXA mission to monitor and study tropical rainfall. Includes mission background, news, publications, current images, … Wikipedia - Terra (satellite) Wikipedia - Terra (satellite)- Includes an overview of the program and summary of specifications. Earth Observatory Library: Terra Earth Observatory Library: Terra- Offers an overview of the program, discussion of science results, and animations. NASA - Terra NASA - Terra- Includes mission news, fact sheets, press kits, and featured multimedia. Wikipedia - Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment Wikipedia - Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment- Includes program background and satellite specifications. Earth Observatory Library: Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) Earth Observatory Library: Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE)- Includes a description of the impact of solar radiance on Earth's climate and an overview of SORCE data … Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE)- Measures the x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and total solar radiation incident on the Earth. Includes science backgrou… Satellite Imaging Corp - Quickbird Satellite Imaging Corp - Quickbird- Offers images for sale. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. - Quickbird Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. - Quickbird- Offers information from the manufacturer about the satellite. Wikipedia - QuickBird Wikipedia - QuickBird- Find an overview and specifications for this commercial earth observation satellite. PARASOL PARASOL- Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Sciences coupled with Observations from a Lidar. Offers mission background, data products, news, and publicati… Wikipedia - SeaWiFS Wikipedia - SeaWiFS- Find a summary of information about this scientific sensor on the Orbview-2 satellite. Ocean Color Ocean Color- Has information on ocean color data processing and distribution at NASA. Search and download processed images from SeaWiFS and MODIS instruments. Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)- Includes mission overview, instrument heritage, science background, and publications. Earth Observatory Library: Landsat 7 Earth Observatory Library: Landsat 7- Offers an overview of the program, discussion of science results, images, and validation information. Landsat 7 Landsat 7- Provides an overview of the satellite, ground systems, instruments, and background information, as well as links to many resources. Landsat Program Landsat Program- Landsat information from the Ecosystem Science and Technology Branch of the Earth Science Division at Ames Research Center. Includes news, mission status, laws, a… United States Geological Survey (USGS) - Landsat United States Geological Survey (USGS) - Landsat- Find project facts, history of Landsats 1 through 7, images, technical details, and resources. The Landsat Program The Landsat Program- NASA page describing the program. Landsat satellites provide repetitive coverage of continental Earth surfaces in the visible, near-infrared, short-wave, and … DigitalGlobe DigitalGlobe- Provider of high resolution satellite imagery from QuickBird. Includes many sample images, products offered, and corporate background. Spot Image Spot Image- Distributor of satellite imagery received from optical and radar remote sensing satellites used for land mapping or vegetation monitoring. Glory Glory- Measures black carbon soot and other aerosols and the total solar irradiance to study Earth's energy balance. Mission overview, instrument specifications, and publications. CloudSat Data Processing Center CloudSat Data Processing Center- Satellite status, data products, latest images, and data ordering. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. - CloudSAT Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. - CloudSAT- Payload manufacturer. Includes a spacecraft overview and instrument details. Wikipedia - CloudSat Wikipedia - CloudSat- Includes an overview of the program and summary of specifications. CloudSat CloudSat- Uses radar to study clouds and precipitation from space. Includes mission information, instrument specifications, news, data products, cloud art, and images. NASA - CloudSat NASA - CloudSat- Includes mission news, fact sheets, press kits, and featured multimedia. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. - CALIPSO Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. - CALIPSO- Payload manufacturer. Includes a spacecraft overview and information about the LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) instrument. Wikipedia - CALIPSO Wikipedia - CALIPSO- Includes an overview of the program and summary of specifications. Earth Observatory Library: CALIPSO Earth Observatory Library: CALIPSO- Offers an overview of the program, discussion of science results, and instrument details. Cloud Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Cloud Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO)- Includes details about the science, satellite, operations, photographs and images. NASA - CALIPSO NASA - CALIPSO- Includes mission news, fact sheets, press kits, and featured multimedia. Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS)- Measures naturally-occurring microwave thermal emission from the limb (edge) of Earth's atmosphere to remotely sense vertical profiles of atmospheric… Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES)- Information about the project, instrument specifications, data products, images and animations. Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)- Find instrument specifications, data products, validation, science background, and news. Wikipedia - Aura (satellite) Wikipedia - Aura (satellite)- Includes an overview of the program and summary of specifications. Earth Observatory Library: Aura Earth Observatory Library: Aura- Offers an overview of the program, discussion of science results, and instrument details. NASA - Aura NASA - Aura- Includes mission news, fact sheets, press kits, and featured multimedia. AIRS - DAAC AIRS - DAAC- Offers data and images from the AIRS/AMSU/HSB suite of instruments which constitute an atmospheric sounding system of infrared, microwave and visible sensors.