Exploring Earth's Water Planet

We live on a water planet💧🌎

NASA has an array of missions dedicated to studying this precious part of Earth. https://t.co/qsiPDWfQw8

Here’s how 👇 🧵 #WorldOceanMonth pic.twitter.com/zrbJfgUF6Z

— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023

Seeing the colors of the ocean 🎨

The #PACE mission will see Earth’s oceans in more color than ever before. It will help scientists both assess ocean health and atmospheric variables associated with air quality and Earth's climate. https://t.co/q6a7HCuS8P pic.twitter.com/mbB9mI1Hyr

— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023

Surveying surface water around the globe 💧

The SWOT satellite, launched in late 2022, is studying Earth’s freshwater – from oceans and coasts to rivers, lakes, and more – to create the first global survey of Earth’s surface water. https://t.co/LPhxT92yqE pic.twitter.com/h1g8I8uyKt

— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023

Setting sail 🚢

With research aircraft, a research ship, and autonomous ocean instruments like gliders, NASA’s S-MODE mission is setting sail to study Earth’s oceans up close.

Their goal? To understand ocean whirlpools, eddies and currents. https://t.co/1G8nDs6koD pic.twitter.com/XXSyJXGojH

— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023

Designing new missions to study Earth’s oceans! 🌊

NASA is designing a new instrument called GLIMR that will help scientists observe and monitor oceans throughout the Gulf of Mexico, the southeastern U.S. coastline and the Amazon River plume. https://t.co/C9NH6zFe9N pic.twitter.com/qovToQAGyr

— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023