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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Probe launches to map Earth's gravity in best detail yet


GOCE, which launched on Tuesday, is set to offer 100-kilometre-resolution maps of Earth's entire gravity field, the most detailed yet. Its maps could help refine climate change projections and illuminate features beneath the planet's surface (Illustration: ESA/AOES Medialab)

Europe's sleek GOCE satellite blasted off on Tuesday – the ion engine-propelled probe will map the planet's gravity field in unprecedented detail.

Probe launches to map Earth's gravity in best detail yet

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