NASA PACE Earth Mission Sees Plants in Hyperspectral Color | NASA Goddard

NASA PACE Earth Mission Sees Plants in Hyperspectral Color | NASA Goddard

NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Mission Update: Researchers have gathered a complete year of PACE data to evaluate the health of land vegetation by detecting slight variations in leaf colors.

Previous missions allowed scientists to observe broad changes in chlorophyll, the pigment that gives plants their green color and that allows them to perform photosynthesis. PACE permits scientists to track three pigments in vegetation: chlorophyll, anthocyanins, and carotenoids. 

The combination of these three pigments helps scientists pinpoint greater information about plant health.

Learn more about NASA's PACE Earth Mission: 
https://pace.gsfc.nasa.gov

Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Producers: Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS)
Interviewees:
Morgaine McKibben (SSAI)
Fred Huemmrich (UMBC)
Videographer: John Philyaw (eMITS)
Writers:
Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS)
Morgaine McKibben (SSAI)
Fred Huemmrich (UMBC)
Editor: Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS)
Animator: Chris Burns (eMITS)
Narrator: Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS)
Scientists: 
Morgaine McKibben (SSAI)
Fred Huemmrich (UMBC)
Animator: Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS)
Visualizers: Kel Elkins (SSAI)
Duration: 4 minutes
Release Date: June 5, 2025

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