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First Word On Results From GRAIL, NASA's Moon Gravity Mission

Posted by Unknown on from the cheese-less-ages-than-previously-believed dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Nature has advance word on the first science results from GRAIL, NASA's twin probes launched a year ago which are mapping the gravity of the Moon from lunar orbit. This is coming out in advance of any official publication or NASA release, so the data isn't available, but the story trails what the PI Maria Zuber told a Harvard CFA colloquium last week are some of the team's key scientific findings: including that the Moon's crust is substantially thinner than once thought; and some of the more speculative impact basins haven't been confirmed."

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  1. Re:thin crust by Eraesr · · Score: 4, Funny

    What more proof do you need that it's made of cheese, eh?

  2. Map this place from orbit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's the only way to make sure.

  3. Radical opinion here. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    the Moon's crust is substantially thinner than once thought;

    The Moon is really cheese cake - cheese doesn't have a crust but cheese cake does.

    If it were fried cheese with a jalapeno center - a Moon Popper - the orbit would be completely different.

  4. Re:Radical opinion here. by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

    The "crusts" on cheese are more commonly known as skins.

    Cheese cake doesn't have a crust, it has a base.. and we haven't seen any moon bases yet.

    I have to say that I'm sorely disappointed in the lack of moon poppers. Poppers are the moondog's nuts.

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    which is totally what she said