Tech: Two NASA Probes in Lunar Orbit

Discovery for knowledge and facts just goes further and further. One day we may see our own Malaysian probe orbiting the moon. But this time, again, it is Washington.

The $500-million pair of washing machine-sized satellites were launched on September 10 on a mission to map the Moon's inner core for the first time.

Beginning in March 2012, the two unmanned spacecraft will send radio signals that allow earth-based scientists to create a high-resolution map of the Moon's gravitational field, helping them to better understand its sub-surface features and the origins of other bodies in the solar system.

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