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Part of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite's science instrument payload sits in a clean room at...
An artist concept of the Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 Earth satellite. The Ocean Surface Topography...
This illustration depicts the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite with solar arrays fully deployed....
This illustration depicts the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite with solar arrays fully deployed....
On June 27, 2021, teams from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the March Air Reserve Base...
On June 27, 2021, teams from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the March Air Reserve Base...
Workers in a clean room in Cannes, France, load the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite into a...
Some of the people who helped to load the hardware for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite's...
The solar panels on the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite unfold as part of a test in January 2022...
The recently launched Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission collected data on sea levels around two of...
Based on new evidence from Jupiter moon Europa, astronomers hypothesize that chloride salts bubble up from its...
This illustration depicts the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a mission led by NASA and the...
This illustration depicts the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite, a mission led by NASA and the French...
On June 27, 2021, teams from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the March Air Reserve Base...
Technicians encapsulated the SWOT satellite, or the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission, in its payload...
This video is a series of images showing the deployment of the solar arrays that power the international Surface...
This visualization shows sea surface height measurements in the Gulf Stream off the coast of North Carolina and...
This visualization shows water features on New York's Long Island – shown as bright pink splotches nestled within...
The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite is shown in orbit over Earth in this...
Members of the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission test one of the antennas for the...
The mighty Yukon River and nearby lakes appear in red in this image produced using data recorded on June 18, 2023,...
This radar image shows the ocean surface in a portion of the Western Pacific Ocean.
The ground service equipment for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite arrives at Vandenberg Space...
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite arrives at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct....