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NASA’s Dawn spacecraft unlocks secrets of giant asteroid After becoming the first probe to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter in July 2011, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has spent the last 10 months orbiting said object - the giant asteroid Vesta. During that period it has captured more than 20,000 images of Vesta and a multitude of data from different wavelengths of radiation. What it reveals is an asteroid that in many ways shares more in common with a small planet or Earth’s moon than it does with another asteroid. .. Continue Reading NASA’s Dawn spacecraft unlocks secrets of giant asteroid Section: Science and Education Tags: Asteroid, NASA, Orbit, Solar System, Space, Spacecraft, UCLA Related Articles: NASA’s Dawn spacecraft becomes first probe to enter orbit around object in asteroid beltLaser-wielding satellite swarm to deflect asteroidsNorthrop Grumman delivers compact high-energy laser to USAF1,400 megapixel telescope powered-up to spot earthbound asteroidsNASA's GRAIL mission will map the Moon's gravityNASA may support UK in ground-breaking MoonLITE mission
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft unlocks secrets of giant asteroid
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