# Aquarius (A)

A 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/aquarius-a/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/aquarius-(a)/Aquarius%20(A).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/aquarius-(a)/Aquarius%20(A).glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

Aquarius is making NASA’s first space-based global observations of ocean surface salinity, flying 657 kilometers (408 miles) above Earth in a sun-synchronous polar orbit that repeats every seven days. This NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder mission is mapping global changes in ocean surface salinity with a resolution of 150 kilometers (93 miles), showing how salinity \[…\]