| Shizuku | |
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Real Name |
Global Change Observation Mission - Water |
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First Appearance |
Raindrop Tales: GPM Meets Mizu-Chan (2013) |
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Original Publisher |
NASA |
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Created by |
Yuki Kiriga |
Origin[]
GCOM-W also known as Shizuku is a "gijinka" interpretation of the Global Change Observation Mission - Water satellite used by JAXA which reflects her Japanese heritage.
GCOM-W was launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on May 18, 2012 from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island, Japan. GCOM-W observes global water and energy circulation using an Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 instrument, the world's largest revolving space antenna at time of launch. GCOM-W is one of two satellites in the GCOM mission, along with GCOM-C, which observes climate change with an emphasis on the carbon cycle.
GPM gains the assistance of Shizuku and the many other satellites to track Mizu-Chan down, under the condition that all of the information they learn about her powers will be made open to all.
Public Domain Webcomic Appearances[]
- Raindrop Tales: GPM Meets Mizu-Chan (2013)
Notes[]
- Because Raindrop Tales was made by NASA, a sector of the US government, it is automatically public domain.