Soil Moisture Mission Produces First Global Maps

Soil Moisture Mission Produces First Global Maps
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 24, 2015 - With its antenna now spinning at full speed, NASA's new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory has successfully re-tested its science instruments and generated its first global maps, a key step to beginning routine science operations next month. SMAP launched Jan. 31 on a minimum three-year mission to map global soil moisture and detect whether soils are frozen or thawed. The miss ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Soil_Moisture_Mission_Produces_First_Global_Maps_999.html