NASA Soil Moisture Mission Produces First Global Maps

  • Released Tuesday, April 21, 2015
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SMAP radiometer image.

SMAP radiometer image.

With its antenna now spinning at full speed, NASA's new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory has successfully re-tested its science instruments and generated its first global maps, a key step to beginning routine science operations next month.

Here these first maps have been prepared for use on NASA's hyperwall.

SMAP radar image.

SMAP radar image.

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