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NPPy comes

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from a place called Svalbard which is about 600 miles from the North Pole,

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and NPPy is the NPP mission mascot.

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Why a polar bear? Well a polar bear seemed to be appropriate because

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the NPP mission actually flies

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in what we call a polar orbit also polar bears

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are some of the creatures that are most effected by the temperature

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warming especially the reduction of sea ice in the

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polar regions so we thought because the NPP mission was

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to take a look at sea ice, to take a look at the temperature

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of the ocean, the atmosphere as well as the land it seemed appropriate

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to pick a polar bear as the NPP mascot. So NPP

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basically checks the health of the Earth from space. It has all these pins to really commemorate

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all of the places that he's been and to also show how

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many locations around the world are involved in

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mission like NPP. And in fact NPPy has

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been to every continent in the world. As being a very

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well traveled bear has learned a lot not only about what

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the NPP mission does and what it means to people, but really

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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.

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Follow NPPy along as he explains the NPP