Although the GRAIL spacecraft will be launching in 2011, the camera won't be online until 2012. When the camera is online and ready to transfer digital images, we'll make this site availble to join and from then on users will be able to request specific pictures be taken.
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Educators, education institutions and students in 5-8th grades.

The flat, dark terrain on the Moon.

A bowl-shaped depression on the surface of a planet or moon caused by the impact of another body such as an asteroid or comet.

The mountainous terrain on the Moon.

Here is a list of some common acronyms you might find on this site:

• EarthKAM - Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle Schools
• GRAIL - Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
• ISS - International Space Station
• JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• MOC - Mission Operations Center
• MoonKAM - Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle Schools