Dawn IX

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Dominic_VI
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:Italian_Space_Agency
gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center
gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:community_engagement educational outreach programs
public lectures and presentations
social media updates during mission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dawn IX
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:visible_and_infrared_mapping_spectrometer
framing camera
gamma ray and neutron detector
gravity science experiment
ion and electron sensor
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Vesta
gptkb:Ceres
gptkbp:launch_date September 27, 2007
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7925
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mass 1,100 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:spacecraft
heliocentric orbit
November 1, 2018
study the early solar system
investigate the history of water in the solar system
understand the formation of planets
gptkbp:mission_duration 11 years
gptkbp:notable_achievement first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies
mapped the surface of Ceres
provided detailed images of Vesta's surface
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:power_output ion propulsion system
gptkbp:provides_information_on over 100,000 images
spectral data of surface materials
gravity measurements of Ceres
topographic maps of Vesta
gptkbp:publishes data shared with the scientific community
over 100 peer-reviewed papers
gptkbp:significance evidence of water ice on Ceres
understanding of planetary differentiation
geological history of Vesta
insights into protoplanetary bodies
gptkbp:status decommissioned
mission concluded successfully
no longer transmitting data