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SWOT Exhibit at JPL Open House

SWOT Exhibit at JPL Open House
Published: May 20, 2017

Highly visible in their red shirts, SWOT project team members - including Project Manager Parag Vaze at left - interact with the public during the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) "Open House" event.

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