The JPL-built Aquarius instrument is at the Bariloche facility to be integrated with the SAC-D satellite.
Aquarius/SAC-D is an international mission between NASA and Argentina's space agency, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales. The primary instrument on the mission, Aquarius is designed to provide monthly global maps of how salt concentration varies on the ocean surface -- a key indicator of ocean circulation and its role in climate change. Seven Argentine space agency-sponsored instruments will provide environmental data for a wide range of applications, including natural hazards, land processes, epidemiological studies and air quality issues.
The minimum three-year mission is scheduled to launch late this year from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
- Mars Odyssey Still Hears Nothing From Phoenix
- Centennial Challenges 2009 Prizewinners Recognitio...
- Giving Teachers the Tools to Inspire
View this site auto transport car shipping car transport Transport services online
No comments:
Post a Comment