{"id":402,"date":"2017-10-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/sentinel-5p_satellite_helps_our_planet_stay_healthy\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:27:46","slug":"sentinel-5p_satellite_helps_our_planet_stay_healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/pt\/sentinel-5p_satellite_helps_our_planet_stay_healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"O sat\u00e9lite Sentinel-5P ajuda o nosso planeta a manter-se saud\u00e1vel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>A ESA est\u00e1 a preparar-se para lan\u00e7ar um novo sat\u00e9lite, chamado Sentinel-5P. Ser\u00e1 o mais recente membro de toda uma fam\u00edlia de sat\u00e9lites Sentinel que orbitam a Terra. A sua miss\u00e3o \u00e9 vigiar o nosso planeta para ajudar a manter-nos, a n\u00f3s e ao nosso mundo, saud\u00e1veis e seguros!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>O Sentinel-5P ir\u00e1 orbitar a 824 km acima da superf\u00edcie da Terra \u2013 o dobro da altitude da Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Espacial Internacional. Tem aproximadamente o tamanho de um carro e ficar\u00e1 em funcionamento durante, pelo menos, sete anos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1920\" data-credit=\"ESA\/ATG medialab\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2017\/10\/Instruments_onboard_the_satellite_will_study_Earth_s_air_to_check_how_clean_it_is\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2017\/10\/instruments_onboard_the_satellite_will_study_earth_s_air_to_check_how_clean_it_is\/17909715-2-eng-GB\/Instruments_onboard_the_satellite_will_study_Earth_s_air_to_check_how_clean_it_is.png\" alt=\"Instruments onboard the satellite will study Earth\u2019s air to check how clean it is\"><figcaption>Os instrumentos a bordo do sat\u00e9lite ir\u00e3o analisar a atmosfera terrestre para verificar o seu n\u00edvel de limpeza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A especialidade do Sentinel-5P \u00e9 a monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o da atmosfera. A atmosfera \u00e9 a camada de ar que envolve a Terra. \u00c9 muito importante para n\u00f3s, porque \u00e9 o ar que respiramos! Por isso, queremos garantir que a atmosfera est\u00e1 limpa.<\/p>\n<p>Para estudar a atmosfera terrestre, o Sentinel-5P disp\u00f5e de um instrumento especial chamado Tropomi. Este instrumento permite identificar quais os gases presentes na atmosfera, tais como o di\u00f3xido de azoto, o ozono, o metano e o mon\u00f3xido de carbono. A presen\u00e7a excessiva de certos gases \u00e9 prejudicial para a nossa sa\u00fade e pode ser um ind\u00edcio de que existe um elevado n\u00edvel de polui\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1920\" data-credit=\"ESA\/ATG medialab\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2017\/10\/Sentinel-5P_will_orbit_Earth\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2017\/10\/sentinel-5p_will_orbit_earth\/17886507-2-eng-GB\/Sentinel-5P_will_orbit_Earth.jpg\" alt=\"Sentinel-5P will orbit Earth\"><figcaption>O Sentinel-5P ir\u00e1 orbitar a Terra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>O Sentinel-5P ir\u00e1 orbitar continuamente a Terra e fazer um varredura com os seus sensores sobre todo o nosso planeta uma vez por dia. Isso significa que teremos informa\u00e7\u00f5es atualizadas sobre a atmosfera e sobre a forma como esta est\u00e1 a mudar. Os cientistas pretendem utilizar os dados recolhidos pelo Sentinel-5P para nos ajudar a compreender melhor a nossa atmosfera, a manter a Terra saud\u00e1vel e, quem sabe, a fazer novas e emocionantes descobertas!<\/p>\n<p><b>Curiosidade:<\/b> Se um vulc\u00e3o entrar em erup\u00e7\u00e3o, o Sentinel-5P ir\u00e1 monitorizar as cinzas expelidas, observando para onde se dirigem e alertando as aeronaves para que se mantenham afastadas.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESA is preparing to launch a new satellite, called Sentinel-5P. It will be the latest member of a whole family of Sentinel satellites orbiting Earth. 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