Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory

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American lunar science mission in NASA's Discovery Program

2011-09-10T00:00:00Z
2012-12-17T00:00:00Z
lunar impact
2011-12-31T00:00:00Z
service entry
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GRAILGRAIL
GRAIL ArtworkGRAIL Artwork
GRAIL Artwork croppedGRAIL Artwork cropped
GRAIL A (Ebb) in the uncorrected native geometry (top), and geometrically corrected (bottom), LROC NAC M1104211640 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].GRAIL A (Ebb) in the uncorrected native geometry (top), and geometrically corrected (bottom), LROC NAC M1104211640 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
GRAIL image0011GRAIL image0011
GRAIL space probes on top of the second stage of their Delta IIH before encapsulationGRAIL space probes on top of the second stage of their Delta IIH before encapsulation
GRAIL (29250978540)GRAIL (29250978540)
GRAIL (cropped)GRAIL (cropped)
GRAIL - GRAIL-logo-smGRAIL - GRAIL-logo-sm
GRAIL-image0011-frGRAIL-image0011-fr
GRAIL-spacecraft4 croppedGRAIL-spacecraft4 cropped
Illustration of GRAIL spacecraft over the Moon (PIA13965)Illustration of GRAIL spacecraft over the Moon (PIA13965)
Jim Adams, NASA Deputy Director of Planetary Division, left, and Maria Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, talk during the countdown to launch of the twin GRAIL spacecraft.Jim Adams, NASA Deputy Director of Planetary Division, left, and Maria Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, talk during the countdown to launch of the twin GRAIL spacecraft.
Maria Zuber answers a reporter`s question at a press briefing about the upcoming launch to the moon of the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission in Washington.Maria Zuber answers a reporter's question at a press briefing about the upcoming launch to the moon of the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission in Washington.
Rough sketch showing orientation of GRAIL A (Ebb) as seen from LROC on 7 October 2012, dimensions are in cm, the roll angle was 16° (not 15°) [A. Boyd, ASU].Rough sketch showing orientation of GRAIL A (Ebb) as seen from LROC on 7 October 2012, dimensions are in cm, the roll angle was 16° (not 15°) [A. Boyd, ASU].
The two GRAIL spacecraft, Ebb and Flow, as imaged by the LROC NAC in lunar orbit at different times (A on 7th October, B on 8th October 2012) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].The two GRAIL spacecraft, Ebb and Flow, as imaged by the LROC NAC in lunar orbit at different times (A on 7th October, B on 8th October 2012) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].
TypeDescriptionDateKeywordsNotesSource
linkFreebase entry@Wikidata
majorrocket launch Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17B2011Wikidata
minorlunar impact2012Wikidata
minorservice entry2011Wikidata
imageEbb and flow2012Wikimedia
imageGRAIL2007Wikimedia
imageGRAIL ArtworkWikimedia
imageGRAIL Artwork cropped2001Wikimedia
imageGRAIL A (Ebb) in the uncorrected native geometry (top), and geometrically corrected (bottom), LROC NAC M1104211640 [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University.]2012Wikimedia
imageGRAIL image00112011Wikimedia
imageGRAIL space probes on top of the second stage of their Delta IIH before encapsulation2011Wikimedia
imageGRAIL (29250978540)2011Wikimedia
imageGRAIL (cropped)2007Wikimedia
imageGRAIL - GRAIL-logo-smWikimedia
imageGRAIL-image0011-fr2011Wikimedia
imageGRAIL-spacecraft4 cropped2011Wikimedia
imageIllustration of GRAIL spacecraft over the Moon (PIA13965)Wikimedia
imageJim Adams, NASA Deputy Director of Planetary Division, left, and Maria Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, talk during the countdown to launch of the twin GRAIL spacecraft.Wikimedia
imageMaria Zuber answers a reporter's question at a press briefing about the upcoming launch to the moon of the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission in Washington.Wikimedia
imageRough sketch showing orientation of GRAIL A (Ebb) as seen from LROC on 7 October 2012, dimensions are in cm, the roll angle was 16° (not 15°) [A. Boyd, ASU.]2012Wikimedia
imageThe two GRAIL spacecraft, Ebb and Flow, as imaged by the LROC NAC in lunar orbit at different times (A on 7th October, B on 8th October 2012) [NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University.]2012Wikimedia
videoLaunch of Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)2011Wikimedia