Audience
Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Informal Education
Subject
Technology, Satellites
Type
Read About It
Read and/or download the anime/manga-style comic book. The book tells the story of the global precipitation measurement (GPM) mission. In the story, the satellites are represented by characters. GPM is a mission of satellites orbiting Earth to collect rain, snow and other precipitation data worldwide every three hours. In this tale, the satellite meets the precipitation that it is sent to study.