Wednesday, 25 March 2015

NASA's New Soil Moisture Mapper Goes for a Spin

NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission



NASA's new soil moisture mapping mission has moved a step closer to starting science operations following the partial spin-up of its "golden lasso" reflector antenna.










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