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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:spacecraft
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| gptkbp:agent |
gptkb:NASA
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| gptkbp:analysis |
gravity field models
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| gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:University
gptkb:JPL gptkb:MIT gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory multiple institutions |
| gptkbp:collection |
dual spacecraft formation flying
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| gptkbp:complement |
other lunar missions
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| gptkbp:completed |
December 17, 2012
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| gptkbp:consists_of |
two spacecraft
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| gptkbp:contributed_to |
Moon's formation and evolution
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| gptkbp:data_usage |
lunar geology studies
new lunar models |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
planetary geology
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| gptkbp:end_date |
December 2012
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| gptkbp:ends_at |
successful data transmission
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| gptkbp:events |
gptkb:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
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| gptkbp:first_introduced |
future lunar missions
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
GRAIL mission
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| gptkbp:impact |
improved understanding of planetary formation
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| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:Gravity_Recovery_and_Interior_Laboratory
accelerometers high-precision measurements GPS receivers K-band microwave ranging system star trackers |
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
gptkb:physicist
its scientific contributions |
| gptkbp:is_designed_for |
approximately 90 days
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| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
cost-effective
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| gptkbp:is_recognized_by |
gptkb:Research_Institute
its innovative approach |
| gptkbp:launch_date |
September 10, 2011
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| gptkbp:launch_site |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
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| gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:Delta_II_7920-10_C
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| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_9_rocket
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station gptkb:International_Year_of_Astronomy gptkb:NASA's_Discovery_Program September 10, 2011 |
| gptkbp:measures |
Moon's gravitational pull
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| gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:Research_Institute
explore the Moon low lunar orbit NASA's exploration strategy the Moon's gravitational field |
| gptkbp:mission_duration |
approximately 1 year
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| gptkbp:named_after |
gptkb:GRAIL-A
gptkb:GRAIL-B gptkb:the_Holy_Grail |
| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
gptkb:NASA's_lunar_exploration_program
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| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:planet
gptkb:lunar_polar_regions gravity anomalies lunar maria lunar seismic activity lunar surface composition lunar surface features lunar tectonics lunar volcanic activity lunar regolith properties lunar magnetic field lunar thermal history lunar mantle composition lunar geological history lunar impact craters impact history of the Moon lunar core structure lunar crust thickness variations lunar crustal density lunar geophysical properties lunar gravitational field variations mascons |
| gptkbp:objective |
map the Moon's gravitational field
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| gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:NASA
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| gptkbp:operates_in |
low lunar orbit
|
| gptkbp:operational_status |
completed
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:NASA's_Discovery_Program
understand planetary bodies |
| gptkbp:primary_source |
understand the Moon's internal structure
|
| gptkbp:propulsion |
GRAILA
GRAILB |
| gptkbp:provides_information_on |
scientists worldwide
lunar impact history Moon's crust and mantle Moon's internal structure |
| gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
gptkb:NASA
|
| gptkbp:recognizes |
lunar mascons
|
| gptkbp:released |
publicly available
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| gptkbp:released_in |
gptkb:2010
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| gptkbp:result |
detailed lunar gravity map
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| gptkbp:scientific_goals |
mapping the Moon's gravity
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| gptkbp:technology |
gravity measurement
previous NASA missions |
| gptkbp:uses |
gravity science
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| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
return humans to the Moon
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Maria_Zuber
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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