NASA’s low-flying mission seen (and heard) over Fresno
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A NASA plane studying air pollution and air quality was getting readings over Fresno this week. You may have seen and heard the plane Tuesday afternoon. A flight … NASA's DC-8 aircraft was conducting a low-flying mission over Fresno, California on Tuesday afternoon. The mission, called AEROMMA, is collecting data on air quality and pollution sources to measure how emissions affect air quality. The aircraft descended to altitudes around 1,100 feet at some points and landed back at Palmdale just after 6:30 p.m.
Published : 9 months ago by Jose Franco in Science
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A NASA plane studying air pollution and air quality was getting readings over Fresno this week.
You may have seen and heard the plane Tuesday afternoon. A flight log from FlightAware.com shows the plane crisscrossing the Central Valley – from Sacramento in the north to as far south as Bakersfield in the south. The aircraft descended to altitudes around 1,100 feet at some points.
NASA says it conducted the testing Tuesday and will continue its flight on Wednesday.
The scientific mission is in collaboration with NASA’s Armstrong Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The DC-8 aircraft is collecting data on air quality and pollution sources to measure how emissions affect air quality, NASA officials said.
The project is called AEROMMA — short for Atmospheric Emissions and Reactions from Megacities to Marine Areas.
Tuesday’s mission took the NASA DC-8 aircraft from Palmdale at around 1:45 p.m., north over Central Valley and then back south over Bakersfield and landing back at Palmdale just after 6:30 p.m.
Topics: California, Space, NASA, Fresno