GRAIL Twin Spacecraft fly in Tandem Around the Moon Artist Concept
The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory GRAIL mission utilizes the technique of twin spacecraft flying in formation with a known altitude above the lunar surface and known separation distance to investigate the gravity field of the moon.
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NASA ID
PIA12009
Date Created
May 18, 2009
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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