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NASA successfully placed the second GRAIL (Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory) spacecraft in orbit around the Moon on Sunday, 1 January. GRAIL-B entered orbit at 3:43 PM Phoenix time (2243 UTC). GRAIL-A achieved orbit the previous day at 3:00 PM Phoenix time (2200 UTC). |
Archive for January 2nd, 2012
GRAIL A and B Settle Into Lunar Orbit
Posted by drdave on January 2, 2012
Posted in Astronomy, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Moon, NASA, Space Exploration | Tagged: GRAIL-A, GRAIL-B, Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Moon, NASA | Leave a Comment »
