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Weather and Climate Meet on NPP Satellite

NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite soars into space aboard a Delta II rocket, tasked with improving weather forecasts and continuing long-term climate records.


U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran. Caption adapted from a NASA press release.

Published October 29, 2011
Data acquired October 28, 2011

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