UPSC   |   1 year(s) ago

Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols missions



NASA and Italian Space Agency ASI are collaborating to build and launch the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols missions.


Before the end of 2024, The MAIA observatory is set to launch.


It aims to investigate the health impacts of air pollution in the world’s most populated cities.


The PLATiNO-2 satellite which will be a part of the mission will be contributed by ASI.


At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a science instrument will be built for the same.