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Aquarius Sac-D Launch Prep Pictures

By M&C Jun 10, 2011, 11:52 GMT

A handout photograph released by NASA on 10 June 2011 showing The Delta II rocket with it's Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft payload as the service structure is rolled back at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, on 09 June 2011. The joint U.S./Argentinian Aquarius/Satelite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC)-D mission, set to launch June 10, will map the salinity at the ocean surface, information critical to improving our understanding of two major components of Earth's climate system: the water cycle and ocean circulation. EPA/BILL INGALLS / NASA / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

A handout photograph released by NASA on 10 June 2011 showing The Delta II rocket with it's Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft payload as the service structure is rolled back on at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA on 09 June 2011. The joint U.S./Argentinian Aquarius/Satelite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC)-D mission, set to launch June 10, will map the salinity at the ocean surface, information critical to improving our understanding of two major components of Earth's climate system: the water cycle and ocean circulation. EPA/BILL INGALLS / NASA / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

A handout photograph released by NASA on 10 June 2011 showing The Delta II rocket with it's Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft payload shortly after the service structure is rolled back at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, on 09 June 2011. The joint U.S./Argentinian Aquarius/Satelite de Aplicaciones Científicas (SAC)-D mission, set to launch June 10, will map the salinity at the ocean surface, information critical to improving our understanding of two major components of Earth's climate system: the water cycle and ocean circulation. EPA/BILL INGALLS / NASA / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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