The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres
By: edited by Christopher Russell, Carol Raymond
Contributors: Raymond, Carol
Series: SpringerLink : Bücher
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [Elektronische Ressource] /
Number of pages: 574
ISBN-13: 9781461449034
Subjects: Astrophysics; Geography; Earth sciences; Planetology; Physical geography
Description: 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.  This volume will be a valuable reference for anyone who uses data from the instruments of the DAWN mission. Previously published in Space Science Reviews, Vol. 163/1-4, 2011.