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Published: May 5, 2014

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The U.K. Space Agency will provide a part of the radar payload for SWOT.
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A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (1 of 4).
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The SWOT satellite observatory is being jointly built by NASA and Centre National D’Études Spatiales (CNES).
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A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (3 of 4).
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