Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Dawn In Excellent Shape One Month After Ceres Arrival

Artist's concept of Dawn above Ceres around the time it was captured into orbit by the dwarf planet in early March.



Since its capture by the gravity of dwarf planet Ceres on March 6, NASA's Dawn spacecraft has performed flawlessly, continuing to thrust with its ion engine as planned.










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