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Radiometer Technology Measures Earth's Temperature

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Tom Patton
Apr 21, 2023
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New high-precision radiometer technology developed by Leonardo DRS is being used to measure the Earth’s surface temperature from space. The image collection from the company’s Multiband Uncooled SmallSat Imaging Radiometer (MUSIR) payload is part of an innovative demonstration mission for NASA. MUSIR, with its unique, space-based uncooled thermal imagin…

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