“On January 13, 2019, while trying to measure the greenhouse gas output of a mud volcano in Turkmenistan, a microwave-size satellite known as Claire stumbled upon something unexpected: an enormous cloud of methane spilling into frame from an area just south of the peak.”
GHGSat demonstration satellite, GHGSat-D Claire, unexpectedly detects an enormous cloud of methane in Turkmenistan, while testing its spectrometer and instrument.