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[DeVito] NPPy comes from a place called Svalbard which is about 600 miles from the

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North Pole, and NPPy is the NPP mission mascot. 
Why a polar bear? Well a polar

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bear seemed to be appropriate because the NPP mission actually flies in what

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we call a polar orbit also polar bears are some of the creatures that are most

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effected by the temperature warming especially the reduction of sea ice in

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the polar regions so we thought because the NPP mission was to take a look

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sea ice, to take a look at the temperature of the ocean, the atmosphere

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as well as the land it seemed appropriate to pick a polar bear as the

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NPP mascot. [NPPy] So NPP basically checks the health of the Earth from space. [DeVito] It has all these

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pins to really commemorate all of the places that he's been and to also show

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how many locations around the world are involved in mission like NPP. And in

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fact NPPy has been to every continent in the world. As being a very well

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traveled bear has learned a lot not only about what the NPP mission does and what

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it means to people, but really that the Earth is really a small place that we

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need to makes sure that we understand and that we protect. Follow NPPy along as he

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explains the NPP mission, the science behind the mission and the Earth and

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which the NPP mission will observe.

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