The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory will observe an area of Earth's outer atmosphere called the geocorona.
George Carruthers, right, and William Conway, left, examine the golden-hued Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph, which would become the first moon-based observatory.
The aim of the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, set to launch in 2025, is to capture light from an outer area ofcalled the geocorona. This belt of ionized hydrogen surrounds our planet at the limit of the exosphere, the outermost layer of our planet’s atmosphere, and is seen primarily in far-ultraviolet light.
By doing this, the telescope will be the first mission dedicated to charting changes in the geocorona and could help scientists answer basic questions about the characteristics of the exosphere — such as its size, shape and density — and potentially indicate how it changes over time. Stretching far above Earth's clouds, the exosphere is composed primarily of hydrogen that originates from methane and water in Earth's oceans. The exosphere has an important role in Earth's response to
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