GRACE

Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment

past Mission

Type

Orbiter

Launch

March 17, 2002

Target

Earth

Objective

Measure Earth's gravity

The GRACE twin satellites made detailed measurements of Earth's gravity field changes and revolutionized investigations of Earth's water reservoirs.

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GRACE Stories

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