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📅 NSB Regional 2016🎓 HS🔄 Round 3#️⃣ Question 8🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

NASA's QuickSCAT satellite mapped winds over all of Earth's oceans. Which of the following is NOT true of this satellite?

W) It bounced microwaves off the ocean surface
X) It retrieved both wind direction and speed
Y) Its orbit was geosynchronous
Z) It was powered by solar arrays
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