NASA launches a satellite that measures 90% of Earth’s water. It will provide accurate information about flooding and drought
Science Story: If everything goes well, there will not be much problem in dealing with flood drought in the future. Actually, NASA has launched a new satellite. This satellite will measure up to 90 percent of the water present on the earth and will give accurate information about climate change. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Big News: NASA launched a new SWOT satellite from Falcon Rocket 9 to measure Earth’s water. This will give correct information about floods and droughts. (Photo-twitter@NASA)
Highlights
⏩ Satellite launched from SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
⏩ France’s space agency also helped in making the satellite
⏩ The satellite will cover the earth and send one terabyte of data daily
Washington. The American Space Agency The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is going to do a big experiment on the water present on the Earth. NASA will test the water of Earth’s seas, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. For this, he also launched a satellite on Friday. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket took off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California towards space. This NASA satellite will measure 90 percent of the Earth’s water and give accurate information about floods and droughts.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson was also present on this occasion. He said that the world today is facing many challenges like adverse weather conditions, forest fires, and warming seas. If we have to fight the climate crisis, then everyone has to have the same approach. It is needed today. He said that it took a long time to prepare the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT). It was prepared with the help of international partnerships and it is a great achievement of this partnership.
The newest Earth science satellite lifted off Dec. 16 atop a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Led by NASA and @CNES, the #SWOTMission is the first to help scientists track changes in nearly all of Earth’s surface water. https://t.co/Dy9MQL5P44 pic.twitter.com/KWhHdtiiQL
— NASA (@NASA) December 16, 2022
The world will face challenges together – Nelson
He said that through this satellite, the community or the world will be organized and together will face the challenges of the biggest climate crisis. Significantly, this satellite has been built jointly by NASA, French Space Agency Center National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Canadian Space Agency, and UK Space Agency.
Will help in dealing with disasters like flood
According to the information, this satellite will measure 90 percent of the water of the seas, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs present on the earth. It will find out how the ocean affects climate change. What is the effect of hot spots on rivers, reservoirs, and lakes? Apart from this, it will also be known from this satellite how the world can deal with flood-like situations.
The satellite will send this much data daily
It is being told that this satellite will cover the entire earth’s surface between 78 degrees south and 78 degrees north latitude. It will definitely do this work at least once every 21 days. It will send back about one terabyte of data every day. Karen St. Germain, director of the NASA Earth Science Division, said about this satellite that we are excited to see it. This satellite is a symbol of our development. It tells how we are making the lives of humans better by mixing science and technology.
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