A groundbreaking Earth science mission, spearheaded by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), is set to revolutionize how communities plan for a sustainable future by meticulously surveying our planet's salt and freshwater bodies.
🌍💧 The mission, known as Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT), will employ cutting-edge technology to measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and oceans.