I went to the Ustream teleconference link that is listed for the next Monday briefing and found the 12/13/12 conference archived and found it very informative.
It explains why a low angle impact of a crater ridge has been selected and not a high angle impact into a dark crater. Fuel used for obtaining the most science possible for a very low altitude orbit for gravity mapping. They are also small washing machine size spacecraft and won't make a large crater.
LRO has imaged the expected crash site and will image the site when the moon is in day light. (crash will be on near side of moon but site will be at moon night on 12/17/12.) Hopefully LRO will be able to analyze some of the debris.
http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2 - Minimal dead time before teleconference.
http://www.ustream.tv/
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_
(They are included in the archived telecon.)
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For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and down link information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
The coverage will also be streamed live on Ustream at:
http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2
Join the conversation on Twitter by following the hashtag #GRAIL. To
learn more about all the ways to connect and collaborate with NASA,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/connect
For the mission's press kit and other information about GRAIL, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/grail
The coverage will also be streamed live on Ustream at:
http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2
Join the conversation on Twitter by following the hashtag #GRAIL. To
learn more about all the ways to connect and collaborate with NASA,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/connect
For the mission's press kit and other information about GRAIL, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/grail
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Ustream links.
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MoonKAM project - Should have said more about this earlier but the teleconference said there was resources being allocated to make the images available for more student viewing even after the mission ends.
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MoonKAM operations are coming to an end on December 12, 2012. You can still register to receive updates about the GRAIL mission, access to classroom activities, and other cool features.
About GRAIL MoonKAM
GRAIL MoonKAM (Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) is GRAIL's signature education and public outreach program. It is led by Sally Ride Science—the science education company founded by Dr. Sally Ride, America's first woman in space—in collaboration with undergraduate students at the University of California, San Diego.
GRAIL MoonKAM engages middle schools in the GRAIL mission and lunar exploration. Students from around the world select target areas on the lunar surface and send requests to the GRAIL MoonKAM Mission Operations Center (MOC). Photos of the target areas are sent back by the GRAIL satellites and made available in the Images section of this website. Students use the images to study lunar features such as craters, highlands, and maria while also learning about future landing sites.
The GRAIL MoonKAM mission began in 2012 when the GRAIL satellites were inserted into orbit around the Moon and the dedicated MoonKAM cameras were activated. The primary mission lasted approximately 80 days.
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GRAIL MoonKAM Image Gallery
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JPL post about the last expected moments.
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NASA to Provide Commentary as Grail Moon Mission Ends
This still image and animation shows the final flight path for NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission spacecraft, which will impact the moon on Dec. 17, 2012, around 2:28 p.m. PST. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/ASU› Full image and caption
December 14, 2012
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA will provide live commentary of the scheduled lunar surface impacts of its twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft beginning at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. EST) Monday, Dec. 17. The event will be broadcast on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's website.
The two probes will hit a mountain near the lunar north pole at approximately 2:28 p.m. PST Monday, bringing their successful prime and extended science missions to an end.
Commentary will originate from the control room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Coverage will last about 35 minutes and include live interviews with GRAIL team members. GRAIL's final resting place on the moon will be in shadow at the time of impact, so no video documentation of the impacts is expected.
Data from the GRAIL twins are allowing scientists to learn about the moon's internal structure and composition in unprecedented detail. The two probes are being sent purposely into the moon because they do not have enough altitude or fuel to continue science operations.
For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
Join the conversation on Twitter by following the hashtag #GRAIL. To learn more about all the ways to connect and collaborate with NASA, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/
The two probes will hit a mountain near the lunar north pole at approximately 2:28 p.m. PST Monday, bringing their successful prime and extended science missions to an end.
Commentary will originate from the control room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Coverage will last about 35 minutes and include live interviews with GRAIL team members. GRAIL's final resting place on the moon will be in shadow at the time of impact, so no video documentation of the impacts is expected.
Data from the GRAIL twins are allowing scientists to learn about the moon's internal structure and composition in unprecedented detail. The two probes are being sent purposely into the moon because they do not have enough altitude or fuel to continue science operations.
For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
Join the conversation on Twitter by following the hashtag #GRAIL. To learn more about all the ways to connect and collaborate with NASA, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/
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GRAIL Mission
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The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) is an American lunar science mission in NASA's Discovery Program which uses high-quality gravitational field mapping of the Moon to determine its interior structure. The two small spacecraft GRAIL A (Ebb) and GRAIL B(Flow)[4] were launched on 10 September 2011 aboard a single launch vehicle: the most-powerful configuration of a Delta II, the 7920H-10.[2][5][6] GRAIL A separated from the rocket about nine minutes after launch, GRAIL B followed about eight minutes later. They arrived at their orbits around the Moon 24 hours apart.[7] The first probe entered orbit on 31 December 2011 and the second followed on 1 January 2012.[8]
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