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NASA releases details of upcoming moon study

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NASA releases details of upcoming moon study

Ali Elkin, CNN

August 25, 2011 1:36 p.m. EDT

The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission will use two spacecraft to study the moon and send images to Earth.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

GRAIL mission will study moon's formation, composition and the contrast in its sides

Mission's two spacecraft will probably go up next month, then orbit the moon and take images

Educational program will allow students to explore specific regions of the moon

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/25/nasa.moon.grail.announcement/index.html?hpt=hp_c2




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