PIA04236: Artist's Concept of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
Illustration of the twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites in orbit.
 Mission:  GRACE 
 Spacecraft:  GRACE Satellite
 Product Size:  1440 x 972 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
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Illustration of the twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites in orbit.

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Animation of the twin U.S./German Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites flying above Greenland. Among its many science accomplishments, GRACE monitored the ongoing loss of mass from Earth's ice sheets.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2002-12-21