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Most Accurate Gravity Map of the Moon
December 5, 2012 | NASA

“The new [gravity map of the moon] created by the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission, is allowing scientists to learn about the moon’s internal structure and composition in unprecedented detail.” Quoted from the NASA press release.


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