TRMM's Mission Ends

  • Released Thursday, April 9, 2015
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A short video highlighting the major contributions of TRMM.

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In 1997 when the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM, was launched, its mission was scheduled to last just a few years. Now, 17 years later, the TRMM mission has come to an end. NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) stopped TRMM’s science operations and data collection on April 8 after the spacecraft depleted its fuel reserves.

TRMM observed rainfall rates over the tropics and subtropics, where two-thirds of the world’s rainfall occurs. TRMM carried the first precipitation radar flown in space, which returned data that were made into 3-D imagery, enabling scientists to see the internal structure of storms for the first time.

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This page was originally published on Thursday, April 9, 2015.
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  • TRMM Mission Ends (ID: 2015035)
    Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 4:00AM