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The SMOS satellite - Artist view

by

ESA/AOES Medialab/Novapix

Reference

e-sot01-81005

Date

2011-05-22

The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission make global observations of soil moisture over Earth’s landmasses and salinity over the oceans. Variations in soil moisture and ocean salinity are a consequence of the continuous exchange of water between the oceans, the atmosphere and the land – Earth’s water cycle. SMOS was launched on november 2, 2009.