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The SMOS satellite - Artist view

auteur: ESA/AOES Medialab/Novapix

référence: e-sot01-81004

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 30 cm

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.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE - ILLUSTRATION - LIMB - OCEAN - SMOS - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE - WATER -