The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Russell, Christopher (Editor), Raymond, Carol (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Planetology.; Space sciences.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Earth Sciences.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

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 el...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: The Dawn Mission to Vesta and Ceres
• Vesta and Ceres: Crossing the History of the Solar System
• The Origin and Evolution of the Asteroid Belt—Implications for Vesta and Ceres
• Ceres: Its Origin, Evolution and Structure and Dawn’s Potential Contribution
• Origin, Internal Structure and Evolution of 4 Vesta
• The Surface Composition of Ceres
• Surface Composition of Vesta: Issues and Integrated Approach
• HED Meteorites and Their Relationship to the Geology of Vesta and the Dawn Mission
• The Dawn Spacecraft
• The Dawn Ion Propulsion System.