My mission has ended, but the science continues. Visit @NASASolarSystem for the latest.
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Are Ceres and Vesta giant asteroids or dwarf planets and how did our Dawn mission explore them? How do we track asteroids moving through our solar system? And... is Pluto a planet? 🤔
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NASA's Dawn Mission retweeted
1 Nov 2019
Ceres, with a key landmark, the cryovolcano Ahuna Mons, visible on the horizon. This was one of the last views our Dawn spacecraft transmitted before its mission came to an end one year ago. See more from Dawn’s voyage to the asteroid belt: solarsystem.nasa.gov/dawn
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12 Jun 2019
The mysterious lonely mountain of Ceres yields some of its secrets đź—» go.nasa.gov/2WAKiNd
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NASA's Dawn Mission retweeted
10 Apr 2019
Four years ago today, our Dawn spacecraft captured this sequence as it approached the dwarf planet Ceres. This week, the Space Foundation presented the Dawn mission team with the 2019 John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration: go.nasa.gov/2P1OJhT
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7 Mar 2019
Our science never gets soggy!
7 Mar 2019
At the dwarf planet Ceres, it’s *always* #NationalCerealDay. “Cereal” and “Ceres” share a namesake: the Roman goddess of grain. Four years ago this week, the @NASA_Dawn spacecraft first arrived at the tiny-but-mysterious world go.nasa.gov/2C8Q2Gl #TBT
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NASA's Dawn Mission retweeted
6 Mar 2019
Today in 2015, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft arrived at the mysterious dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn’s mission has ended, but here on Earth the science of Ceres goes on. Researchers want to know: what processes drove salty water to Ceres’ surface? go.nasa.gov/2tJny1y
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NASA's Dawn Mission retweeted
14 Feb 2019
Congratulations @NASA_Dawn and @NASAJPL! Well deserved! 🚀
14 Feb 2019
NASA's Dawn Mission to Receive 2019 John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration #SpaceSymposium #35Space spacefoundation.org/news/nas…
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14 Feb 2019
Congratulations to my entire team! The Space Foundation has awarded our mission the 2019 John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr. Award for Space Exploration. What an honor it was to help extend the legacy of explorers like Captain Swigert into the asteroid belt: solarsystem.nasa.gov/mission…
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1 Nov 2018
Eleven years. Billions of miles. Extended expeditions to two worlds from the dawn of our solar system, Vesta and Ceres. Now my mission has come to an end. To all the people who made this journey possible, thank you. go.nasa.gov/2AG17Pa #DuskForDawn
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1 Nov 2018
My mission has ended—but the science hasn’t. Explorers will study my data for decades to come, while missions like @OSIRISREx, @NASANewHorizons and others will continue their own quests to explore the solar system's other small worlds. Follow @NASASolarSystem for the latest.
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1 Nov 2018
Following NASA’s strict planetary protection protocols, my engineers have placed me in an orbit around Ceres that should remain stable for decades. I’ll continue to circle as a satellite around one of the worlds I studied for so long.
That’s no moon. That’s me.
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30 Oct 2018
As we both approach the end of our missions, let me just say, it’s an honor to have flown with you, @NASAKepler. “The Coincidence Between Two Overachieving NASA Missions:”go.nasa.gov/2RlSWwy #DuskforDawn
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18 Oct 2018
Oh, the places I’ve been. Look back at 11 years of discovery in just 60 seconds. More highlights: dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/to… #DuskforDawn
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NASA's Dawn Mission retweeted
17 Sep 2018
Let me explain... No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
How do you capture an 11-year odyssey through the asteroid belt to study the origins of the solar system? It’s not easy, but we gave it a shot: go.nasa.gov/2OdANjv #DuskforDawn
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NASA's Dawn Mission retweeted
22 Aug 2018
From fuzzy dots to worlds: what we knew about #Vesta and #Ceres before my mission to the asteroid belt--and what we know now. dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/features/w…
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NASA's Dawn Mission retweeted
31 Aug 2018
Ion engines are not just for TIE fighters! Learn about the high-tech propulsion that made my mission possible: go.nasa.gov/2N1p3mS
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NASA's Dawn Mission retweeted
7 Sep 2018
Over the last 11 years, I’ve traveled out to the asteroid belt, and looked back to the beginnings of the solar system. Here are some of the highlights: go.nasa.gov/2CwLXyv #DuskForDawn
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4 Oct 2018
Have you seen my latest close-ups of Ceres? 📸 Take a look at recent images from my favorite dwarf planet: dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia…
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26 Sep 2018
Rolling stones: these tracks in Urvara crater on Ceres came from boulders rolling down the crater’s walls. I captured this view in July, from an altitude of about 28 miles. Details: go.nasa.gov/2xBQSte
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