Dawn mission
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The Dawn mission was a NASA space probe that studied the two largest bodies in the asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres, to investigate the conditions and processes of the early solar system.
Aliases (2)
- Dawn ×53
- Dawn spacecraft ×1
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA space probe
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interplanetary spacecraft → |
| builtBy |
Orbital Sciences Corporation
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| CeresOrbitInsertionDate |
2015-03-06
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| communicationEnded |
2018-11-01
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| discovered |
evidence of hydrated minerals on Ceres
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evidence of subsurface ice on Ceres → |
| enteredOrbitAround |
Ceres
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Vesta → |
| equippedWithInstrument |
framing camera
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gamma ray and neutron detector → visible and infrared mapping spectrometer → |
| exploredRegion |
asteroid belt
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| finalOrbit |
stable orbit around Ceres
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| firstSpacecraftToOrbit |
a dwarf planet
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a main-belt asteroid → |
| fundingProgram |
Discovery-class mission
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| launchDate |
2007-09-27
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| launchedBy |
United Launch Alliance
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| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B
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| launchVehicle |
Delta II 7925H
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| managedBy |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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| massAtLaunch |
1217 kilograms
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approximately 1.2 metric tons → |
| missionEnd |
2018-11-01
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| missionStatus |
completed
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| missionType |
asteroid belt exploration mission
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planetary science mission → |
| objective |
compare Vesta and Ceres as protoplanets
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investigate conditions of the early Solar System → study processes of planetary formation → |
| operator |
NASA
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| powerSource |
solar panels
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| primaryTarget |
1 Ceres
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4 Vesta → |
| principalInvestigator |
Christopher T. Russell
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| program |
NASA Discovery Program
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| reasonForEndOfMission |
exhaustion of hydrazine fuel
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| scientificDiscipline |
astrogeology
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planetary science → |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
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| studied |
asteroid Vesta
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dwarf planet Ceres → |
| studiedFeature |
Ceres’ bright spots in Occator crater
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Ceres’ internal structure → Ceres’ surface composition → Vesta’s differentiated interior → Vesta’s surface geology → |
| usesPropulsion |
ion propulsion
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solar electric propulsion → |
| VestaDepartureDate |
2012-09-05
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| VestaOrbitInsertionDate |
2011-07-16
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
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participatedIn |
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Ceres
("Dawn spacecraft")
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visitedBy |