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...