The GPM Core Observatory improves upon the capabilities of its predecessor, the TRMM satellite, with advanced precipitation instruments and expanded coverage of Earth’s surface. It is the lead Satellite in a constellation of satellites recording and exploring the water transport of the planet Earth.

Keywords
NASA, spacecraft, 3d rendering, ka scan, ku scan, JAXA, radar, precipitation measurement

Media
Color

Categories
Science, Technical

Subject(s)
Astronomy/Space, Editorial, Institutional

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