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GRASS Gravimeter Ready for Integration on ESA Spacecraft

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Tom Patton
May 31, 2023
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The GRASS Gravimeter, the first instrument designed to directly measure gravity on the surface of an asteroid, has undergone testing in ESA’s Mechanical Systems Laboratory and is ready for integration for the Hera mission.

“It may be small but GRASS is packed with complex mechanical parts and electronics.”

Jose Carrasco, EMXYS

The GRASS gravimeter will be …

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