Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Table of Contents - 2005 - Volume 1, Symposium S229 (Asteroids, Comets, Meteors)  

Asteroids, Comets, Meteors
Contributed Papers

Dawn mission and operations

C.T. Russel a1, C.A. Raymond a2, T.C. Fraschetti a2, M.D. Rayman a2, C.A. Polanskey a2, K.A. Schimmels a2 and S.P. Joy a1
a1 Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567 email: ctrussel@igpp.ucla.edu
a2 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109

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raymond ca   [Google Scholar] 
fraschetti tc   [Google Scholar] 
rayman md   [Google Scholar] 
polanskey ca   [Google Scholar] 
schimmels ka   [Google Scholar] 
joy sp   [Google Scholar] 
 
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Abstract

Dawn is the first mission to attempt to orbit two distant planetary bodies. The objects chosen, 4 Vesta followed by 1 Ceres, are the two most massive members of the asteroid belt that appear to have been formed on either side of the dew line in the early solar nebula. This paper describes the present status of the mission development and the plans for operation at Vesta and Ceres.


Key Words: 1 Ceres; 4 Vesta; Dawn Discovery Mission.