NASA Soil Moisture Mission Produces First Global Maps
SMAP radiometer image.
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.
Here these first maps have been prepared for use on NASA's hyperwall.
SMAP radar image.
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC
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Scientists
- Jeff Piepmeier (NASA/GSFC)
- Simon Yueh (NASA/JPL CalTech)
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Project support
- Eric Sokolowsky (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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This page was originally published on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
This page was last updated on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 12:22 AM EDT.
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