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The Dawn Mission

Embark on a space odyssey with the Dawn spacecraft as it travels nearly 6.3 billion kilometers over eight years to explore the asteroids Vesta and Ceres. Learn about the spacecraft's specifications, propulsion system, and partners in this exciting interplanetary adventure. Discover more at dawn.jpl.nasa.gov.

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The Dawn Mission

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  1. The Dawn Mission

  2. Traveling Back In Time

  3. The Asteroid Belt

  4. Exploring New Worlds • Dawn’s Itinerary • The Dawn Spacecraft will travel • 6.3 billion kilometers • In almost eight years • To the asteroids, 4 Vesta and • 1 Ceres. Vesta Ceres

  5. Spacecraft Dry mass: 745 kg Wet mass: 1240 kg Solar array power (1 AU): 10.3 kW Solar array power (3 AU): 1.3 kW Delta II 7925H-9.5

  6. Interplanetary Trajectory

  7. Ion Propulsion Deep Space 1

  8. Learn More! http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov

  9. Partners • University of California, Los Angeles • JPL – Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Orbital Sciences Corporation • Los Alamos National Laboratory • DLR – German Aerospace Center • Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research • ASI – Italian Space Agency • New Roads School, University of Maryland, and McREL

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