NASA Invests a Billion Dollars in a New Satellite to Study Earth's Water Cycle

NASA's new Billion Dollar Project Will Track Earth's Water

SWOT satellite will pass above water bodies to give scientists a new window into the global water cycle

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US$1.2-billion Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite (SWOT)

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A joint mission led by NASA and the French National Centre for Space Studies

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SWOT will bounce radar off the surface of Earth’s water bodies

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The satellite will enable scientists to track the elevation, extent and movement of water

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SWOT will give scientists their first 3D view of eddies

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