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Dawn mission and operations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2006

C.T. Russel ,
C.A. Raymond ,
T.C. Fraschetti ,
M.D. Rayman ,
C.A. Polanskey ,
K.A. Schimmels  and
S.P. Joy
C.T. Russel
Affiliation:
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567 email: ctrussel@igpp.ucla.edu
C.A. Raymond
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109
T.C. Fraschetti
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109
M.D. Rayman
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109
C.A. Polanskey
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109
K.A. Schimmels
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109
S.P. Joy
Affiliation:
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567 email: ctrussel@igpp.ucla.edu
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Abstract

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Dawn is the first mission to attempt to orbit two distant planetary bodies. The objects chosen, 4 Vesta followed by 1 Ceres, are the two most massive members of the asteroid belt that appear to have been formed on either side of the dew line in the early solar nebula. This paper describes the present status of the mission development and the plans for operation at Vesta and Ceres.

Keywords

1 Ceres4 VestaDawn Discovery Mission
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Symposium S229: Asteroids, Comets, Meteors , August 2005 , pp. 97 - 119
Copyright
© 2006 International Astronomical Union