Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission is to improve ongoing efforts to predict climate, improve the accuracy of weather and precipitation forecasts, and to provide more frequent and complete sampling of the Earth's precipitation.
Slate used for tape library. Text on image reads 'Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission: A fly up the Nile River in Egypt, then a pull-out into space.'
Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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