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NASA's Aquarius Launched To Help Map the Oceans' Salt

Posted by timothy on from the pepper-mines-have-all-been-mapped dept.

oxide7 writes "NASA launched a satellite featuring an brand-new instrument which will be able to measure the saltiness of Earth's oceans. Data from the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft will help scientists understand better the processes that drive ocean circulation and the movement of freshwater around the planet."

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  1. Vocabulary by pjt33 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is Slashdot. It's ok to use words like "salinity" in the summary.