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NASA’s SWOT satellite captures first detailed look at 2025 tsunami, revealing mid-ocean waves and dispersive behaviour

On 29 July 2025, a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone, generating a Pacific-wide tsunami and providing a rare scientific opportunity for researchers worldwide ...
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Satellite breakthrough: Tsunami caught in unseen detail from orbit

NASA’s SWOT satellite has done something no satellite has ever done before — it captured a giant Pacific tsunami in stunning ...
Space.com

NASA's new SWOT satellite to study Earth's water from space in a 'game changer' for understanding climate change

The multi-agency mission launches Thursday (Dec. 15). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The story of water will play out in front ...
Gizmodo

Here’s Why NASA’s Launch of a Water-Sniffing Satellite Is a Huge Deal

Called SWOT, the satellite will perform a comprehensive survey of Earth's water levels—something no satellite has ever attempted before. Reading time 2 minutes A NASA satellite launched on Friday with ...
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See NASA’s newest Earth-monitoring satellite unfurl in space

This month, NASA launched a new Earth-monitoring satellite that will observe fresh water systems across the planet. Now, the satellite has unfurled in space ready to begin science operations, and NASA ...
SpaceNews

NASA Launches SWOT To Survey Earth’s Water

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft onboard, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...
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NASA’s SWOT satellite captures first detailed look at 2025 tsunami, revealing mid-ocean waves and dispersive behaviour

A powerful 2025 Kuril-Kamchatka earthquake generated a Pacific-wide tsunami, captured by NASA's SWOT satellite. These unprecedented high-resolution images reveal complex, braided wave patterns, ...