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GPM Takes Rain Measurements Global

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Thursday, April 11, 2013
By Ellen Gray, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Original www.nasa.gov Feature (published 4/12/13) This video, "Our Wet Wide World", provides an overview of the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission and its goals. Video Credit: Ryan Fitzgibbons As anyone who has ever been caught in a sudden and unexpected downpour knows, gaps still exist in our knowledge about the behavior and movement of precipitation, clouds and storms. An upcoming satellite mission from NASA and the Japanese Space Agency aims to fill in those gaps both in coverage and in scientists' understanding of precipitation. The...
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The Global Reach of GPM: For Good Measure

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Thursday, April 11, 2013
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Register Now for the GPM NASA Social

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Friday, March 15, 2013
Join 60 of NASA's social media followers on Friday, April 12 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., to learn about the many missions and partnerships between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Held on the Friday before a weekend of events at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., the day-long NASA Goddard event is designed to be a celebration of the many successful and ongoing missions between NASA and JAXA. *** NASA Social participants and their friends and families may also want to attend the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade...
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GPM "Let it Snow" Photo Contest Winners

White Silence by Gabor Dvornak
Thursday, March 7, 2013
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GPM "Let it Snow" Photo Contest Winners

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission is happy to announce the top ten winners of the "Let It Snow" photo competition. Thank you to everyone who submitted their best pictures of winter. From January 7th through February 4th 2013, over 1,000 photos were submitted via Flickr and Instagram (see the Flickr submissions here). We loved all of your entries and thoroughly appreciate your participation. We'll be sending the winning submitters GPM posters, lithographs, pins, and NASA and GPM stickers. Stay tuned and follow GPM for information about future events and contests, including our newest activity The GPM Anime Challenge, going on NOW until April 30th. Learn More About GPM
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