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Update on the Aquarius/SAC-D Mission

[01-July-08] Over its three-year baseline mission, data from this pioneering mission will reveal changing sea-surface salinity (SSS) patterns over the ice-free global oceans. Two months after launch, the Aquarius instrument will collect more SSS data than has been amassed in the previous 100 years. Credit: Annette deCharon and Gary Lagerloef.

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The Aquarius/SAC-D mission is a collaboration between NASA and Argentina's space agency, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE). Communication, public engagement and web content for Aquarius is provided by the University of Maine. The Aquarius mission is supported by the NASA Science Mission Directorate and additional information on the Aquarius mission is available here. Click here for privacy policy and important notices.

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Last Updated: 26 July 2017