# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/p33livoaN7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11738738-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2014-06-30T15:18:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 Satellite at Launch Pad

The upper levels of the launch gantry, surrounding the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite onboard, are seen at Space Launch Complex 2, Sunday, June 29, 2014, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. OCO-2 will measure the global distribution of carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth’s climate. OCO-2 is scheduled to launch on July 1 at 5:56 a.m. EDT, 2:56 a.m. PDT.

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
#space #nasa #oco2 #earthscience #earth #carbon

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earth, nasa, space, carbon, oco2, earthscience

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