One of the satellites to be launched during the GeoXO series is the Atmospheric Composition instrument, or ACX, which is able to provide critical information about Earth’s atmosphere.

The probe could sniff this out through measurements of atmospheric temperatures, winds and composition ... strength of the atmospheric pressure. The instrument will measure Venusian winds with ...

The GeoXO Atmospheric Composition instrument is a hyperspectral spectrometer that will take hourly observations of air pollutants on Earth and provide data to improve air quality forecasting and ...

Unlike previous generations of geostationary weather satellites, the GeoXO constellation also includes ocean-color and atmospheric-composition instruments. Credit: NOAA SAN FRANCISCO – BAE ...

pressure and winds and will provide the primary altitude reference for the descent sphere’s atmospheric composition instruments during the plunge into Venus’ searing, crushing atmosphere.