Exploring Earth's Water Planet
Explore Earth's water planet with NASA's array of missions dedicated to studying this precious part of our planet. Learn about the PACE mission, the SWOT satellite, and more!
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NASA’s favorite (habitable) planet. 🌎💚 Studying Earth from ground to orbit. Verification: https://t.co/86cw0iKou6
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We live on a water planet💧🌎
— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023
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 -
Seeing the colors of the ocean 🎨
— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023
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 -
Surveying surface water around the globe 💧
— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023
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 -
Setting sail 🚢
— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023
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 -
Designing new missions to study Earth’s oceans! 🌊
— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023
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 -
Monitoring sea level rise 🌊
— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) June 2, 2023
The U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is helping researchers measure the height of the ocean - a key component in understanding how Earth’s climate affects global sea level rise.. https://t.co/2FH7q4aAh6 pic.twitter.com/Ui1JUXhQLW