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Aquarius: One Year After Launch

[01-July-12] NASA's Aquarius instrument was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base as part of the U.S./Argentina Aquarius/SAC-D observatory on June 10, 2011. The Aquarius instrument was designed primarily to measure global sea surface salinity. Credit: Annette deCharon.

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