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Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: IE
Context: NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite was successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to be placed in a sun-synchronous orbit.
- PACE aims to study how climate change impacts ocean phytoplankton blooms, which are crucial for the marine food web.
- Additionally, it will investigate the influence of airborne particles on cloud formation and the Earth’s temperature regulation.
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