Dawn in excellent shape one month after Ceres arrival
Submit on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 22:56
Since its capture by the gravity of dwarf planet Ceres on 6 March NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has performed flawlessly, continuing to thrust with its ion engine as planned. The thrust, combined with Ceres’ gravity, is gradually guiding the spacecraft into a circular orbit around the dwarf planet. All of the spacecraft’s systems and instruments are in excellent health.
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