First SMOS data received

Friday, November 20, 2009 - 10:28 in Astronomy & Space

This image is the first data sent to Earth by the MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched on 2 November. It was acquired as part of the initial functional verification test since the instrument was switched on on Tuesday.

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