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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Canada's Low-Gravity Puzzle Solved, Scientists Say


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An artist's conception shows the pair of orbiting NASA satellites known as GRACE. Minute changes in Earth's gravity can be detected by precisely measuring how the distance between the two satellites changes.

A new study used GRACE data to help solve a longstanding mystery: an unusual area of low gravity in northern Canada.

Illustration courtesy NASA