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SWOT Emblem
Published:
January 1, 2015
Emblem for the SWOT mission.
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An artist’s concept of the SWOT spacecraft (March 2012).
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A photograph of the Amazon River Delta, captured by Landsat in 2006.
Landsat view of Amazon Delta
The SWOT satellite observatory is being jointly built by NASA and Centre National D’Études Spatiales (CNES).
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An early rendering of the SWOT spacecraft (February 2011).
SWOT Spacecraft (Artist Concept)
Amazon Fishermen
Amazon Fishermen
Arctic
Arctic
An alternate logo for the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission.
SWOT Mission Logo with Full Text
AirSWOT plays a key role in SWOT mission development. It allows scientists to study interferometric data before launch and thus be prepared to effectively interpret SWOT data after launch.
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Arctic Lakes
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Floodplain Channel in the Amazon
Floodplain Channel in the Amazon
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An image of the original concept for the Water and Terrestrial Elevation Recovery (WATER) Mission, which later became SWOT.
WATER Mission Concept Illustration
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (1 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
SWOT will collect data across a 75-mile (120-kilometer) wide swath, with a gap in the center for an altimetry track. This animation shows the collection of data over the state of Florida, which is ...
This animation shows a simulation of SWOT collecting data over the state of Florida.
The Canadian Space Agency will contribute to the SWOT Mission by providing a high-power assembly component for SWOT’s Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn).
Canadian Space Agency
Lake Calado, Amazon
Lake Calado, Amazon
An artist’s concept of the SWOT spacecraft (February 2015).
SWOT Spacecraft (Artist Concept)
Pictured are team members who helped load the hardware for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite's research instruments onto a C-17 airplane pose for a picture. The payload left M...
Team members who helped load the hardware onto a C-17 aircraft for SWOT's transfer from Southern, Calif. to Cannes France.
A banner explaining the purpose of the SWOT mission, created and displayed during testing.
Understanding Surface Water Characteristics and Ocean Dynamics
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (3 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
SWOT is being jointly developed by NASA and Centre National D’Études Spatiales (CNES).
Centre National D'Études Spatiales
A view of SWOT from inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft, as it was being loaded en route to Thales Alenia Space near Cannes, France.
A view of SWOT as it was being loaded into a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft en route to Thales Alenia Space near Cannes, France.