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- Title
Dawn nears Vesta.
- Authors
Cowen, Ron
- Abstract
The article offers information on the exploration of Dawn spacecraft on Vesta asteroid. It notes that the probe was set to enter Vesta's orbit on July 16, 2011, and that it will remain in the asteroid for a year before flying to another asteroid named Ceres. It implies that Dawn will penetrate into an impact crater of Vesta to discern any geological diversity. Moreover, it mentions that before the probe was launched, the mission has faced budget issues causing the team to drop two instruments.
- Subjects
SPACE flight to asteroids; VESTA (Asteroid); NEAR-earth asteroids -- Exploration; SPACE exploration; GEODIVERSITY
- Publication
Nature, 2011, Vol 475, Issue 7355, p147
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/475147a