Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:NASA's_Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:data_return high-resolution gravity maps
gptkbp:data_usage lunar geology
planetary science research
geophysical studies
gravity field analysis
lunar formation theories
gptkbp:funding gptkb:NASA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)
gptkbp:launch_date September 10, 2011
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7920-10
gptkbp:mission December 2012
completed
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 1 year
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:objective map the Moon's gravitational field
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type low lunar orbit
gptkbp:orbital_configuration tandem formation flying
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
gptkbp:project gptkb:David_E._Smith
gptkb:Maria_Zuber
David L. Chappell
Gregory A. Neumann
John A. B. Mc Garry
NASA GRAIL mission page
gptkbp:released scientific publications
publicly available datasets
geophysical data
lunar topography data
gravity field models
gptkbp:research_output contributions to lunar exploration missions
data on the Moon's gravitational anomalies
information on the Moon's thermal evolution
insights into the Moon's crust and mantle
understanding of lunar impact history
gptkbp:scientific_goals understand the Moon's internal structure
gptkbp:scientific_instruments Gravity Science
gptkbp:spaceflights 2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA's_GRAIL_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 10