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"SWOT in a Box" Reveal - Gulf of Mexico Model

"SWOT in a Box" Reveal - Gulf of Mexico Model
Published: June 4, 2016

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Open House visitors are delighted to see how well their color-coded stickers match the "sea surface topography model of the Gulf of Mexico within a wooden box.

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