How is the global earth system changing? Missions for 'operating' phase.
Earth is currently in a period of warming. Over the last century, Earth's average temperature rose about 1.1°F (0.6°C). In the last two decades, the rate of our world's warming accelerated and scientists predict that the globe will continue to warm over the course of the 21st century. Is this warming trend a reason for concern? After all, our world has witnessed extreme warm periods before, such as during the time of the dinosaurs. Earth has also seen numerous ice ages on roughly 11,000-year cycles for at least the last million years. So, change is perhaps the only constant in Earth's 4.5-billion-year history.
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Launch Date | A-Z | Phase |
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December 20, 1999 | Operating | |
May 04, 2002 | Operating | |
July 15, 2004 | Operating | |
April 28, 2006 | Operating | |
April 28, 2006 | Operating | |
November 21, 2000 | Operating | |
April 13, 1994 | Operating | |
May 04, 2006 | Operating | |
March 17, 2002 | Operating | |
January 12, 2003 | Operating | |
December 07, 2001 | Operating | |
May 04, 1976 | Operating | |
April 15, 1999 | Operating | |
May 20, 2005 | Operating | |
June 20, 2008 | Operating | |
June 19, 1999 | Operating | |
December 14, 2002 | Operating | |
January 25, 2003 | Operating | |
December 18, 1999 | Operating | |
November 27, 1997 | Operating |