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August 01, 2014

Lifetime of gravity measurements heralds new beginning
Paris (ESA) Aug 01, 2014
Although ESA's GOCE satellite is no more, all of the measurements it gathered during its life skirting the fringes our atmosphere, including the very last as it drifted slowly back to Earth, have been drawn together to offer new opportunities for science. Carrying the first 3D gravity sensor in space, this state-of-the-art satellite measured Earth's gravity with unprecedented accuracy. GOCE's four years in orbit resulted in a series of four gravity models, each more accurate than the last. T ... read more

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