From left, Gary Lagerloef, Aquarius Principal Investigator, Earth / Space Research (ESR), Yi Chao, Aquarius Project Scientist, NASA JPL, and Daniel Caruso, Aquarius/SAC-D Project Manager, CONAE (Argentina space agency), are seen during the Aquarius/SAC-D mission science briefing on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at the NASA Resident Office at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.  The joint U.S./Argentinian Aquarius/Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas (SAC)-D mission, set to launch June 9, will map the salinity at the ocean surface, information critical to improving our understanding of two major components of Earth's climate system: the water cycle and ocean circulation. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Identifier: 5810171750_dac3cb111f_o
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71171454" class="extiw" title="d:Q71171454"><span title="American photographer">Bill Ingalls</span></a>
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2011-06-11
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