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#10YearsAgo today, the GRAIL mission ended as its twin spacecrafts, Ebb and Flow, deorbited to the lunar surface. The mission created a detailed gravitational map of the Moon, providing insight into its structure and composition.

Learn more about GRAIL: https://go.nasa.gov/3Hv4XNU
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GRAIL - Moon Missions - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Launch and mission summary for NASA's GRAIL mission, launched in September 2011 to measure the moon's gravity.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Lilac Peregrine
Lilac Peregrine
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gravitational mapping is so cool to me - that by detecting small minutiae in accelerations, we can map masses with precision!
Also, yes, the names "Ebb" and "Flow" are pretty cool.
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bds
bds
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any chance that future posts will attach metadata to the images? I'm sure you have the skills and the means. I'm hoping you have the desire to enhance the accessibility of your posts. It will benefit a big audience.

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