This is a Lockheed WP-3D Orion – one of NOAA’s two #Hurricane Hunters. They're equipped with nose radar, multi-mode radar on the belly, and tail doppler radar, allowing the crew to send back crucial data about hurricanes and other tropical storms.
📸 Scott Slocum
@NOAA_HurrHunter
#OTD in 1945, U.S. Marines raised the flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The iconic photo of the event taken by Joe Rosenthal has become one of the most reproduced and parodied images in history: https://t.co/YTRDJ5I48d
New @JACS_Au paper from Haley (@hsmith922) on advances & opportunities in H2S measurement. This #OpenAccess Perspective covers key fundamentals for H2S measurement in chemical biology – hopefully a useful resource for the field! https://t.co/cB2Jnpvhpa
#Landsat images show California’s largest reservoir, Shasta Lake, filled to nearly 100 percent capacity in May 2023. Images also show the second-largest reservoir, Lake Oroville, was near capacity at 97 percent in May.
Learn more: https://t.co/wVGzARJ7iP
My power’s really low, so this may be the last image I can send. Don’t worry about me though: my time here has been both productive and serene. If I can keep talking to my mission team, I will – but I’ll be signing off here soon. Thanks for staying with me.