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The SMOS satellite - Artist view

author: ESA/AOES Medialab/Novapix

reference: e-sot01-81001

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 30 cm

The European SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite in Earth orbite. This satellite will provide global maps of soil moisture and ocean salinity. SMOS was launched on november 2, 2009.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE - ILLUSTRATION - LIMB - OCEAN - SMOS - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE - WATER -