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08-01-1994
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LITE (Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment) is an instrument used to measure the Earth’s cloud cover and track various kinds of particles in the atmosphere. This fact sheet describes why lasers are used for this instrument and why space based observations are needed. It describes the LITE mission and what scientists expect to learn.