Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
- Summary
- The Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) was one of ten scientific instruments on the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite (UARS), a NASA project operative from 1991-2005. The satellite's suite of instruments researched the “greenhouse effect” (the impact of increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere) and the ozone hole over Antarctica. A central element of NASA's "Mission to Planet Earth", UARS provided critical data on the chemical and physical interactions between Earth's upper and lower strata of atmosphere.
- The MLS's Ghz Receiver helped analyze the behavior and effects of several molecules in the upper atmosphere, particularly chlorine monoxide, a molecule that breaks down and depletes atmospheric ozone.
- NASA transferred this object to the museum in 2016.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- Inventory Number
- A20181309000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- INSTRUMENTS-Scientific
- Materials
- Aluminum
- Copper Alloy
- Plastic
- Adhesive Tape
- Paint
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 54.6 × 24.8 × 19.4cm (1 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 9 3/4 in. × 7 5/8 in.)
- Overall: 9.2kg (20.2lb.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- One World Connected
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20181309000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9751bccfa-f361-462e-880e-b4278f884ac5
