Aquarius: Capturing a Comet

Nature and Science in Northern New Jersey
Aquarius: Capturing a Comet
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2008

Meadowlands Environment Center
2 DeKorte Park Plaza
Lyndhurst, New Jersey

Nearly everyone knows that seawater is salty but most are unaware that salinity -- the concentration of dissolved salts in water -- is not measured by satellite. In response, NASA is developing a pioneering mission to make Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) observations over the global ice-free oceans. After its 2010 launch, Aquarius will deliver 150-kilometer resolution SSS maps over its 3-year mission lifetime. Learn how NASA plans to track the SSS and improve our understanding of our vast oceans. Presented by NASA/JPL Ambassador and Meadowlands Astronomy Educator Laura Venner. To register call 201-777-2431 or online at www.njmeadowlands.gov/ec.

$5/person; $3/members.

Sponsored By:
Meadowlands Environment Center
http://www.njmeadowlands.gov
For more information:
Contact: Lara Rodriguez
Phone: 201-460-8300
education@njmeadowlands.gov
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