Mapping Rain & Snow: How the Global Precipitation Measurement Satellite Works (Infographic)

Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 07:30 in Astronomy & Space

The GPM Core Observatory scans the weather with microwaves and two bands of radar. See how the Global Precipitation Measurement Satellite by NASA and JAXA will map rain and snow like never before.

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