NASA instrument detects dozens of methane super-emitters from space
The device, called an imaging spectrometer, has identified more than 50 methane "super-emitters" around the globe
Imaging of a methane plume at least 3 miles (4.8 km) long rising from a major landfill, where methane is a byproduct of decomposition, south of Tehran, Iran, captured by NASA's orbital imaging spectrometer, is overlaid on a satellite photo in this handout image released October 25, 2022(photo credit: GOOGLE EARTH/MAXAR/NASA/JPL-CALTECH/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated:
