Analyzing gravity data collected by spacecraft orbiting other worlds reveals groundbreaking insights about planetary structures without having to land on the surface. Although the Moon and the asteroid Vesta are very different, two NASA studies use the same technique to reveal new details about the interiors of both. In the lunar study, published May 14 […]
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Vesta, Dawn, Earth's Moon, GRAIL (Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Planetary Science, Small Bodies of the Solar System, The Solar System
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May 14, 2025
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