Launch of the Water Watcher

The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission will measure the height of freshwater bodies and the ocean on more than 90 percent of Earth’s surface.

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Photograph by NASA/Keegan Barber. Story derived from a NASA news release, adapted for Earth Observatory by Emily Cassidy. Read the full story here.

Published December 17, 2022
Data acquired December 16, 2022

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