Satellite’s Nearly 20 Foot Antenna To Study Soil | Video

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 13:30 in Earth & Climate

NASA's SMAP’s (Soil Moisture Active Passive) large antenna will give let the satellite measure wide swaths of land. Obtaining worldwide soil moisture measurements every 2 or 3 days, SMAP may boost crop productivity, protect forests and ameliorate flo

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