NASA Ozone Instrument Laid to Rest After Three Decades

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A graph of the size of the ozone hole from 1979 to 2004. Click image to enlarge. Credit: NASA
A graph of the size of the ozone hole from 1979 to 2004. Click image to enlarge. Credit: NASA

During its almost 30-year lifespan, the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) program provided unique and valuable information that shaped public policy and international perspectives on the environment. The instrument was important because its data established the geographical extent of the "ozone hole" over the Antarctic, and monitored its year-to-year evolution.


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