Ozone hole as monitored by the German Aerospace Center

This animation uses Sentinel-5P total ozone measurements and shows the evolution of the ozone hole over the South Pole from 1 September to 29 September 2023. The Tropomi total ozone measurements are processed within the Sentinel-5P ground segment at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) using algorithms that has been developed by DLR and the Royal Belgium Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB). Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year’s ozone hole over the Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an ‘ozone depleting area,’ reached a size of 26 million sq km on 16 September 2023. This is roughly three times the size of Brazil. Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023)/processed DLR ★ Subscribe: and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: Follow us on Twitter: On Facebook: On Instagram: On LinkedIn: On Pinterest: On Flickr: We are Europe’s gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: #ESA #Ozone #EarthObservation