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JPL Open House Earth Sciences Exhibits

JPL Open House Earth Sciences Exhibits
Published: May 20, 2017

Crowds flock to the Earth Sciences exhibits during the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) "Open House" event, giving volunteers (red shirts) a chance to share information about their various missions.

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An alternate logo for the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission.
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An alternate logo for the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission.
SWOT Mission Logo with Full Text
Arctic
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Arctic
Arctic
A banner explaining the purpose of the SWOT mission, created and displayed during testing.
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A banner explaining the purpose of the SWOT mission, created and displayed during testing.
Understanding Surface Water Characteristics and Ocean Dynamics
Alaska lakes.
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Alaska lakes
Alaska Lakes
The U.K. Space Agency will provide a part of the radar payload for SWOT.
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U.K Space Agency logo
United Kingdom Space Agency
Emblem for the SWOT mission.
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Emblem for the SWOT mission.
SWOT Emblem
Highly visible in their red shirts, SWOT project team members - including Project Manager Parag Vaze at left - interact with the public during the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) "Open House" ...
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SWOT Exhibit at JPL Open House
SWOT Exhibit at JPL Open House
Mounted above the Payload Module, the Spacecraft Bus is a multi-purpose platform housing many of the electronics required for the observatory to function, including components for power, propulsion...
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SWOT Spacecraft Bus
SWOT Spacecraft Bus
Canada is home to more than 30,000 lakes including these water bodies in Northern Alberta. The abundance of surface freshwater in Canada makes it a prime target for AirSWOT investigations.
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Northern Alberta Lakes, Canada
Northern Alberta Lakes, Canada
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (3 of 4).
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A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (3 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
Artist's impression of the future SWOT satellite making sea surface height observations, even through clouds.
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Artist's impression of the future SWOT satellite making sea surface height observations, even through clouds.
Artist's Impression of the SWOT Satellite
A photograph of the Amazon River Delta, captured by Landsat in 2006.
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A photograph of the Amazon River Delta, captured by Landsat in 2006.
Landsat view of Amazon Delta
SWOT's nominal coverage during its 3-year science orbit will include measurements between 78°N and 78°S collected over a period of 21 days. Maps show the coverage after 3 days (left) and the full 2...
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SWOT Science Orbit
SWOT Science Orbit
Artist’s concept of seven altimeters orbiting Earth: Jason-CS/Sentinel-6B, SWOT, Sentinel-6A, Jason 3, TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason 1 and OSTM/Jason 2.
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graphic of 7 altimeters orbiting Earth
Altimeter Series
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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AirSWOT Platform
AirSWOT Platform
This SWOT "Bannerbug" exhibit was created for display during hardware tests conducted during an eleven-day period in October 2008.
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SWOT Banner on Display
SWOT Banner on Display
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 ...
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An animation showing how SWOT will collect data once it is in space.
This animation shows a simulation of SWOT collecting data over the state of Florida.
SWOT leaving NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, en route to March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California. Once the scientific payload arrived, it was sent to a Thale...
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A photo of the SWOT instrument loaded on a truck outside of the Spacecraft Assembly Facility and the large NASA logo painted on it.
SWOT leaving NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California en route to March Air Reserve Base.
An artist’s concept of the SWOT spacecraft (March 2012).
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An artist’s concept of the SWOT spacecraft (March 2012).
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...
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A photo of SWOT team members who helped load the mission's instruments in a plane, holding up a NASA flag.
Team members who helped load the hardware onto a C-17 aircraft for SWOT's transfer from Southern, Calif. to Cannes France.
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (4 of 4).
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A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (4 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
Arctic Lakes
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Arctic Lakes
Arctic Lakes
A diagram illustrating the swaths of data that SWOT will collect. 
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A diagram illustrating the swaths of data that SWOT will collect.
Diagram of SWOT Data Collection
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for SWOT.
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SpaceX Launch Vehicle
SpaceX Launch Vehicle
Part of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite's science instrument payload sits in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory during assembly.  
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SWOT's science instrument payload sitting in a clean room during assembly.
Part of the SWOT satellite's science instrument payload in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.