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Maps of the near and far side of the moon

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GRAIL's Gravity Gradients

These maps of the near and far side of the moon show gravity gradients as measured by NASA's GRAIL mission.

Red and blue areas indicate stronger gradients due to underlying mass anomalies.

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/CSM