The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres

by Carol Raymond and Christopher T. Russell

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Dawn is the first mission to orbit a main belt asteroid and the first scientific mission to use ion propulsion. Major objectives of this mission include mapping of the surfaces of 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres, determining its topography from stereo measurements, determining its mineralogy, measuring its elemental composition and obtaining gravity data. This book describes the Dawn mission, its exploration and scientific objectives, the instruments that accomplish...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1493945998

ISBN13:9781493945993

Release Date:August 2016

Publisher:Springer

Length:574 Pages

Weight:1.77 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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