gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jump_In!
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gptkbp:communication
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gptkb:X-band_radio
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dawn's Challenger
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:visible_and_infrared_mapping_spectrometer
framing camera
gamma ray and neutron detector
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gptkbp:is_a_destination_for
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gptkb:Vesta
gptkb:Ceres
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gptkbp:launch_date
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September 27, 2007
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Delta_II_7925
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:mass
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1,100 kg
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:spacecraft
November 2018
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gptkbp:mission_duration
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11 years
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gptkbp:notable_work
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discovery of water ice on Ceres
detailed mapping of Vesta's surface
evidence of organic materials on Ceres
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gptkbp:objective
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understand planetary formation
study the early solar system
investigate the geology of Vesta and Ceres
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:orbital_period
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27 hours
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gptkbp:power_output
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ion propulsion system
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gptkbp:services
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first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies
first spacecraft to visit Ceres
first spacecraft to visit Vesta
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