To know Earth, we must know our oceans.
Water is the lifeblood of our planet, integral
to all of its dynamic systems.
Oceans are crucial, conveyor belts distributing.
Heat around the globe and impacting climate and weather.
With eyes in the sky, NASA's unique perspective
gives an unprecedented view of our blue marble home.
But how well
can a space agency
really know our oceans?
more than you might think.
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, present
the first Seasat collected data for 99 days Since 1968, weather satellites
have given us the ability
to observe and track a hurricane from the time of its birth,
for the first time, ocean currents can be mapped from space with a sufficient accuracy
to study their effects on global weather and the climate.
The original idea behind SeaWiFS, was to monitor the color of the ocean.
Project that we're involved in is called names,
as kind of started from space and worked its way down to the ocean,
Drop
SWOT will give us an unprecedented view of our planet's water system
liftoff.
Of the Falcon nine and pace.
Helping keep pace with our ever changing ocean
and atmosphere.
The earth coming up.
Wow. That pretty.
We live on an ocean world.
And to explore our oceans is to uncover our home.