The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres

The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 570
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ISBN-10 : 9781461449027
ISBN-13 : 1461449022
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Book Synopsis The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres by : Christopher Russell

Download or read book The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres written by Christopher Russell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-07-27 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 those objectives, the operations plan and the education and outreach plan. It is directed to those studying asteroids and the evolution of the solar system. This volume will be a valuable reference for anyone who uses data from the instruments of the DAWN mission. Previously published in Space Science Reviews, Vol. 163/1-4, 2012.


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