The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1493945998
ISBN-13
9781493945993
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 23rd, 2016
Print length
574 Pages
Weight
848 grams
Dimensions
15.80 x 23.30 x 3.50 cms
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Dawn is the first mission to orbit a main belt asteroid and the first scientific mission to use ion propulsion. 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.
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.
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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