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Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
space mission
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gptkbp:analyzes |
ongoing after mission conclusion
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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
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
data for future research
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gptkbp:established |
gptkb:water_ice_on_Ceres
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gptkbp:finish |
November 1, 2018
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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
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gptkbp:impact |
enhanced understanding of solar system formation
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gptkbp:inspiration |
future missions to asteroids and dwarf planets
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gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:Visible_and_Infrared_Spectrometer
gptkb:Gamma_Ray_and_Neutron_Detector Framing Camera Gravity Science |
gptkbp:is_available_in |
publicly accessible
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gptkbp:is_funded_by |
NASA
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gptkbp:is_governed_by |
gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
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gptkbp:launched |
September 27, 2007
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gptkbp:launchSite |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
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gptkbp:launchVehicle |
Delta II 7925H
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gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:Ceres
Vesta exploration |
gptkbp:missions |
long duration and deep space navigation
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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
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gptkbp:propulsion |
Dawn spacecraft
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gptkbp:publications |
numerous peer-reviewed articles
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gptkbp:reportsTo |
inactive
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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
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gptkbp:scope |
study the two largest objects in the asteroid belt
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gptkbp:significance |
first mission to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies
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gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:Ceres
Vesta |
gptkbp:tourism |
11 years
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gptkbp:transmission |
to_Earth
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gptkbp:travelTime |
over 4 billion kilometers
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gptkbp:uses |
ion propulsion system
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gptkbp:weight |
about 1,100 kg
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