# Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) 2

A 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/orbiting-carbon-observatory-oco-2/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/orbiting-carbon-observatory-(oco)-2/Orbiting%20Carbon%20Observatory%20(OCO)%202.glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/orbiting-carbon-observatory-(oco)-2/Orbiting%20Carbon%20Observatory%20(OCO)%202.glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

A satellite gathering daily, detailed global measurements of the Earth’s carbon, answering important questions about precisely where carbon is coming from and where it’s being stored, to provide scientists with a better idea of how it is contributing to climate change.