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. Ed(S): Russell, Christopher T.; Raymond, Carol - The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres - 9781461449027 - V9781461449027
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The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres

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Description for The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres hardcover. Suitable for anyone who uses data from the instruments of the DAWN mission, 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. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T.; Raymond, Carol. Num Pages: 580 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1081.
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. 

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
Number of Pages
574
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461449027
SKU
V9781461449027
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About . Ed(S): Russell, Christopher T.; Raymond, Carol
Professor C. T. Russell is a member of the faculties of both the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics and the Department of Earth and Space Sciences. He is acting System-wide Director of IGPP. He is the head of the Space Physics Center in IGPP, UCLA and the Director of the UCLA Branch of the California Space Grant Consortium. He ... Read more

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