by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Understanding the dynamics of ecosystems, including forests, analyzing the carbon cycle and the effects of human activity. This is the goal of NISAR<\/strong> mission, a joint operation involving NASA<\/strong> and ISRO<\/strong>, the Indian Space Agency. The initiative will be launched in early 2024.<\/p>\n This operation will result in the launch of a satellite that will collect important data through the use of a radar system that “will scan nearly all of Earth\u2019s land<\/strong> and ice surfaces twice every 12 days,” a NASA statement<\/a> explains. “The data it collects will help researchers understand two key functions of both ecosystem types: the capture and the release of carbon.”<\/p>\n