SWOT: Earth Science Satellite With Help Communities Plan For a Better Future

A new Earth Science mission, led by Nasa and the french space agency Central National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), will help communities plan for a better future by the surveying the Planet's salt and freshwater bodies. The surface water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs,and the Oceans.