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Nasa Soil Moisture Mission Begins Science Operations


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SMAP global soil moisture map

High-resolution global soil moisture map from SMAP's combined radar and radiometer instruments, acquired between May 4 and May 11, 2015 during SMAP's commissioning phase. The map has a resolution of 5.6 miles (9 kilometers). The data gap is due to turning

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC

NASA's new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission to map global soil moisture and detect whether soils are frozen or thawed has begun science operations.

From Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
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