Dawn studied the dwarf planet Ceres after completing its mission to the asteroid Vesta. Ceres and Vesta accreted early in the solar system’s history, but followed different evolutionary paths.Mission Duration: September 2007 – October 2018Operating Network: Deep Space Network
Dawn studied the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Vesta. Ceres and Vesta accreted early in the solar system’s history, but followed different evolutionary paths. Dawn performed detailed topographic, elemental, mineralogical, and gravity field mapping.
Mission Duration: September 2007 – October 2018Operating Network: Deep Space Network
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