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  • Released Thursday, September 22, 2011
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
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Scientists have simulated what the ozone hole would look like in 2065 had chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) never been regulated.

Scientists have simulated what the ozone hole would look like in 2065 had chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) never been regulated.

NASA scientist Paul Newman talks about what would have happened to the ozone layer if the world had not agreed to the Montreal Protocol.

In October, NASA plans to launch a satellite named NPP. A new ozone-monitoring instrument, OMPS, will be on board.

Three oxygen atoms bonded together make up a molecule of ozone.

Three oxygen atoms bonded together make up a molecule of ozone.



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