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Tracking plastic pollution from space

Name: Tracking plastic pollution from space
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T11:32:00-0700
Duration: 3 min 14 s
Description: A NASA mission designed to study dust is now helping scientists track plastic pollution, from space. Climatologist Marina Jurica explains how JPL is tackling this problem 250 miles from us.

A NASA mission designed to study dust is now helping scientists track plastic pollution, from space. Climatologist Marina Jurica explains how JPL is tackling this problem 250 miles from us.