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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:satellite
Earth observation mission
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gptkbp:availableOn
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gptkb:GFZ_Data_Services
gptkb:NASA_PO.DAAC
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gptkbp:collaboratesWith
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gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkb:Helmholtz_Centre_Potsdam
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gptkbp:dataSpan
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2002-2017
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gptkbp:distanceBetweenSatellites
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~220 km
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gptkbp:endDate
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2017-10
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Gravity_Recovery_and_Climate_Experiment
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center
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gptkbp:goal
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map variations in Earth's gravity field
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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GRACE mission
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gptkbp:instrument
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accelerometers
GPS receivers
microwave ranging system
star cameras
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gptkbp:launchDate
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2002-03-17
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Plesetsk_Cosmodrome
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Rockot
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gptkbp:legacy
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pioneered satellite gravimetry for Earth science
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gptkbp:measures
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ocean currents
groundwater depletion
sea level change
ice sheet loss
mass distribution changes
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gptkbp:missionType
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climate science
geodesy
hydrology
oceanography
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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measured post-glacial rebound
monitored global groundwater changes
quantified Greenland and Antarctic ice loss
tracked sea level rise
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center
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gptkbp:orbitType
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low Earth orbit
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gptkbp:satelliteConfiguration
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tandem satellites
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gptkbp:spacecraft
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gptkb:GRACE-1
gptkb:GRACE-2
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:GRACE-FO
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gptkbp:usedFor
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hydrologists
climate scientists
geophysicists
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/Grace/index.html
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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