Dawn Mission: Dawn Spacecraft enters Vesta orbit
Dawn Mission: News & Events Dawn Spacecraft enters Vesta orbit
News Release: 2011-212
July 16, 2011 - PASADENA, Calif.NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Saturday became the first probe ever to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Dawn will study the asteroid, named Vesta, for a year before departing for a second destination, a dwarf planet named Ceres, in July 2012. Observations will provide unprecedented data to help scientists understand the earliest chapter of our solar system.
The data also will help pave the way for future human space missions.
News Release: 2011-212
July 16, 2011 - PASADENA, Calif.NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Saturday became the first probe ever to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Dawn will study the asteroid, named Vesta, for a year before departing for a second destination, a dwarf planet named Ceres, in July 2012. Observations will provide unprecedented data to help scientists understand the earliest chapter of our solar system.
The data also will help pave the way for future human space missions.
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