Terra Earth-observing satellite

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Earth as a connected system

Terra Earth-observing satellite

Terra observes interactions among land, atmosphere, oceans and energy. Its instruments measure different aspects of the same planet, supporting studies of environmental change.

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Collection: Technology
Section: Space exploration
Model: 117,120 triangles · 2.0 MB

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22 web meshes; 117,120 triangles; 0 embedded image textures. Source chunks/materials are not assumed to be physical components. No exploded view is offered.

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22 web meshes; 117,120 triangles; 0 embedded image textures. Source chunks/materials are not assumed to be physical components. No exploded view is offered.

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Credit: NASA / Christian A. Lopez. Distributed by NASA. Educational/informational use under NASA media guidelines; no endorsement implied. Geometry and any supplied textures belong to this exact official package. No CC0 assertion.

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Meshes are normalized for viewing. Display size is not a measurement tool. This is an educational exterior/surface visualization; unmodeled interiors and hidden systems are not inferred.

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