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Sentinel-3C Returns Its First Views of Earth Two Weeks After Launch
Key Takeaways
- Sentinel-3C returned its first images and measurements roughly two weeks after launch.
- The ocean and land colour instrument captured Italy, the Arctic and the Caribbean, with the first image taken on 30 September.
- The synthetic aperture radar altimeter measured the height of the Greenland ice sheet and the sea surface.
- Sentinel-3C is the third satellite in the Sentinel-3 series, which measures oceans, land, ice and the atmosphere.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org