NASA's Dawn Mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space mission
gptkbp:analyzes ongoing after mission conclusion
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:NASA's_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA's_Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center
gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
international partnerships
gptkbp:community_engagement educational outreach programs
gptkbp:electronic_warfare data for future research
gptkbp:established gptkb:water_ice_on_Ceres
gptkbp:finish November 1, 2018
gptkbp:future_plans cruise phase
science phase
understand the building blocks of planet formation
arrival phase
departure phase
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's Dawn Mission
gptkbp:impact enhanced understanding of solar system formation
gptkbp:inspiration future missions to asteroids and dwarf planets
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Visible_and_Infrared_Spectrometer
gptkb:Gamma_Ray_and_Neutron_Detector
Framing Camera
Gravity Science
gptkbp:is_available_in publicly accessible
gptkbp:is_funded_by NASA
gptkbp:is_governed_by gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:launched September 27, 2007
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle Delta II 7925H
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Ceres
Vesta
exploration
gptkbp:missions long duration and deep space navigation
gptkbp:notableWork contributed to astrobiology research
provided insights into early solar system conditions
enhanced knowledge of asteroid belt dynamics
influenced planetary geology studies
informed future exploration strategies
gptkbp:powerOutput solar panels
gptkbp:propulsion Dawn spacecraft
gptkbp:publications numerous peer-reviewed articles
gptkbp:reportsTo inactive
gptkbp:research widely recognized
Ceres_has_a_large_amount_of_salt_deposits
Ceres_has_a_thin_atmosphere
Ceres_may_have_a_subsurface_ocean
Vesta_has_a_differentiated_structure
organic_materials_on_Ceres
gptkbp:safetyFeatures X-band radio
gptkbp:scope study the two largest objects in the asteroid belt
gptkbp:significance first mission to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Ceres
Vesta
gptkbp:tourism 11 years
gptkbp:transmission to_Earth
gptkbp:travelTime over 4 billion kilometers
gptkbp:uses ion propulsion system
gptkbp:weight about 1,100 kg