epa11129555 The NASA's PACE spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 is docked on the Space Launch Complex 40 as preparations to launch, schedule for 06 January, continues at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, USA, 05 February 2024. According to NASA, Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE)'s data will help to better understand how the ocean and atmosphere exchange carbon dioxide. In addition, it will reveal how aerosols might fuel phytoplankton growth in the surface ocean. EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH
