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Dawn Sees "Young" Surface on Giant Asteroid
10.31.12 - Like a Hollywood starlet constantly retouching her makeup, the giant asteroid Vesta is constantly stirring its outermost layer to present a young face.
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Giant Asteroid's Troughs Suggest Stunted Planet
09.26.12 - Data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft suggest troughs sculpted around Vesta's middle are likely dropped blocks of terrain bounded by faults.
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Dawn - Vesta Got Special Delivery of Hydrated Minerals
09.26.12 - Observations by NASA’s Dawn mission suggest that hydrated minerals were delivered to Vesta in a radically different way than how they were deposited on the moon.
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Dawn Sees Hydrated Minerals on Giant Asteroid
09.20.12 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed that the giant asteroid Vesta has its own version of ring around the collar.
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Vesta in Dawn's Rear View Mirror
09.11.12 - NASA's Dawn mission is releasing two parting views of the giant asteroid Vesta, using images that were among the last taken by the spacecraft as it departed its companion for the last year.
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Dawn has Departed the Giant Asteroid Vesta
09.05.12 - Mission controllers have confirmed that Dawn has left Vesta.
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NASA's Dawn Prepares for Trek Toward Dwarf Planet
08.30.12 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on track to become the first probe to orbit and study two distant solar system destinations, to help scientists answer questions about the formation of our solar system.
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Dawn Engineers Assess Reaction Wheel
08.13.12 - Engineers are working on part of a system that helps the Dawn spacecraft point precisely. The rest of the spacecraft is otherwise healthy.
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Dawn Easing into its Final Science Orbit
06.14.12 - NASA’s Dawn spacecraft will begin its final prime science phase at Vesta on June 15.
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Dawn Mission Video Shows Vesta's Coat of Many Colors
06.06.12 - A new video from NASA's Dawn mission reveals the dappled, variegated surface of the giant asteroid Vesta.
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NASA Dawn Mission Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid
05.10.12 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has provided researchers with the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new insights into its creation and kinship with terrestrial planets and Earth's moon.
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NASA to Hold News Conference on Dawn Mission Results
05.07.12 - NASA will host a news conference on Thursday, May 10, at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) to present a new analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta using data from the agency's Dawn spacecraft.
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Dawn Reveals Secrets of Giant Asteroid Vesta
04.25.12 - Findings from Dawn reveal new details about the giant asteroid Vesta, including its varied surface composition, sharp temperature changes and clues to its internal structure.
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Dawn Gets Extra Time to Explore Vesta
04.18.12 - NASA's Dawn mission has received official confirmation that 40 extra days have been added to its exploration of the giant asteroid Vesta.
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Dawn Sees New Surface Features on Giant Asteroid
03.21.12 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed unexpected details on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta.
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Vesta Likely Cold and Dark Enough for Ice
01.25.12 - Roughly half of the giant asteroid Vesta is expected to be so cold, with so little sunlight, that water ice could have survived there for billions of years.
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Dawn Obtains First Low Altitude Images of Vesta
12.21.11 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has sent back the first images of the giant asteroid Vesta from its low-altitude mapping orbit.
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NASA's Dawn Spirals Down to Lowest Orbit
12.12.11 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft successfully maneuvered into its closest orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta today, beginning a new phase of science observations.
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New NASA Dawn Visuals Show Vesta's 'Color Palette'
12.05.11 - New color data from NASA's Dawn mission give scientists an inside look at the chemical composition of giant asteroid Vesta.
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Dawn Soars Over Asteroid Vesta in 3-D
12.01.11 - Glide over the giant asteroid Vesta with NASA's Dawn spacecraft in a new 3-D video.