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A New View of August's Total Solar Eclipse

During the August 2017 total solar eclipse, scientists will use the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite, along with measurements taken from within the moon's shadow on the ground, to test a new model of Earth's energy budget.

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Climate Radiation Budget Earth Eclipse Sun DSCOVR EPIC

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NASA ID

GSFC_20170720_August_m12669_EPICEclipse

Date Created

July 20, 2017

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GSFC

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video

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Goddard Space Flight Center