Quick Facts
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Subjects: |
geography, physics & chemistry |
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Levels: |
lower secondary, upper secondary |
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Languages: |
English, Français |
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Type: |
support materials |
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Format: |
CD-ROM |
The animation
In the coming years, a new generation of small satellites with cheap and focussed missions are ready to be launched. A flashpoint animation has been produced to introduce the first 5 approved Earth Explorer missions:
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GOCE, the gravity mission
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SMOS, the water mission
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ADM-Aeolus, the wind mission
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CryoSat-2, the ice mission
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Swarm, the magnetism mission
The animation provides details of the satellites and the phenomena they will study covering topics such as wind, ice, gravity, magnetic fields, ocean and soil.
English