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Images Galleries > GRaND Instrument
The GRaND instrument is deck-mounted and points towards nadir while acquiring science data
Credit: UCLA
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The GRaND is a Gamma Ray and Neutron Detector spectrometer designed to measure elemental abundances on the surface of Vesta and Ceres
Credit: UCLA
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A cutaway diagram of the GRaND instrument
Credit: UCLA
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