Out of this world: NASA to measure Memphis aquifer from space
In this Dec. 6, 2021 photo, the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above the Tyrrhenian Sea. NASA’s ECOSTRESS, a sensor on the International Space Station, is now capturing high resolution data to identify water availability and vulnerability in the Memphis Sand Aquifer. (Courtesy NASA)
As Protect Our Aquifer advocates for the region’s water supply, they turned to some friends in high places. Really high places.
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Protect Our Aquifer NASAKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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