Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission

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Date Taken: 28-Feb-2014 03:37:44
Copyright: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Title: Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission
Caption: A Japanese H-IIA rocket with the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory onboard, is seen launching from the Tanegashima Space Center, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, Tanegashima, Japan. The GPM spacecraft will collect information that unifies data from an international network of existing and future satellites to map global rainfall and snowfall every three hours. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)