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 ...
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