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TOPEX/Poseidon

TOPEX/Poseidon
The TOPEX/Poseidon satellite monitored the movement of Earth's oceans.

The TOPEX/Poseidon satellite monitored the movement of Earth’s oceans. It improved global climate predictions, and it tracked El Niño conditions. The mission’s most important achievement was to determine the patterns of ocean circulation – how heat stored in the ocean moves from one place to another. > Read More