GRAIL Webcast: Twin Spacecraft Bound for the Moon

115 views · Published 13 May 2013 · 6:02 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: NASA Video · 2013 · Science & Technology

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The moon has captivated humanity's collective imagination for hundreds of years, but despite study with telescopes, astronauts and robotic probes, our nearest neighbor remains a mystery. NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission (GRAIL) features twin spacecraft setting off on a challenging mission to map the moon's gravity. What they learn could teach us more about the moon's past -- and how the inner solar system's rocky planets developed.

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