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The only spacecraft to orbit one solar system target, Vesta, and then orbit another: Ceres! Thx ion propulsion. Dawn's Communications team

the main asteroid belt
Joined November 2009

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  1. Jan 27

    Today I'm taking pictures and spectra of at a new angle

  2. Jan 25

    Fun fact: In my elliptical orbit, I will descend today from 5257 miles (8,460 km) to 4847 miles (7,800 km) above

  3. Jan 25

    Oxo Crater stands out on the dark landscape of

  4. Jan 13

    2 yrs ago today, when I hadn't gotten into orbit at yet:

  5. Jan 13

    Fun fact: I took my first navigational photos of two years ago today, when I was as far from Ceres as Earth is from the moon!

  6. Jan 12

    Fun fact: My orbital velocity now ranges from about 249 to 305 feet/second (76 to 93 meters/second) at

  7. Jan 12

    I'm back with more images, this time on a weekly basis. Here's a nice one of Ikapati Crater on

  8. Jan 1

    was discovered 216 years ago today, on Jan. 1, 1801!

  9. 31 Dec 2016

    Learn how was discovered with this telescope on New Year's Day of 1801

  10. 30 Dec 2016

    A new year is Dawning! Here's a look at what I did at in 2016, and what's next

  11. 30 Dec 2016

    It's been an extraordinary year at ! Here are highlights from my mission in 2016

  12. 25 Dec 2016
  13. 21 Dec 2016

    Ceres' north pole is a chilly holiday wonderland of a different sort. Certainly peaceful though!

  14. 19 Dec 2016
  15. 16 Dec 2016

    Fun fact: As of this week, I have been in flight for two Cerean years (9.2 terrestrial years)!

  16. 16 Dec 2016

    Happy Friday! Here's Kondos and Jarimba craters on

  17. 15 Dec 2016
  18. 15 Dec 2016

    These craters hold ice and won’t "let it go" for 1 billion+ years -- check out new results

  19. 15 Dec 2016

    Ice is everywhere on dwarf planet , including "cold traps" like this shadowy crater. news at

  20. 15 Dec 2016

    Fun fact: the mission has returned 54,000 images so far

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