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Historical record

GRAIL-B (Flow)

Mapped lunar gravity field; deliberate impact (same massif).

Coordinates
75.65, -26.8 (positive-east)
Era
B (1990-2019)
Parent mission
GRAIL
Role
orbiter/impactor
Operator
NASA
Nation
USA
Launched (UTC)
2011-09-10
Reached Moon (UTC)
2012-01-01 orbit / 2012-12-17 impact
Event type
orbiter/impactor
Outcome
success
Site
Sally Ride site
Coordinate note
CONTESTED: source-variant coords
Left on surface
impact debris
Returned material
none
Current status
impacted
Operational status (derived)
inactive
Source grade
primary

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