Dawn's first orbit, including RC3, March 6, 2015- June 15, 2015 |
Dawn's first orbit, including RC3, March 6, 2015- June 15, 2015 |
Mar 6 2015, 03:23 PM
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Dawn is now officially in orbit around (1) Ceres!
Congratulations, NASA. Nice images of crescent Ceres. NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet |
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Apr 20 2015, 04:50 PM
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The surface between the craters looks very smooth. The smooth areas between craters may only appear that way because of smaller craters can't be seen due to the low resolution of the current set of images. But, so far, there does not appear to be mountains or ridges between the craters.
Also, when I imagine a generic crater, say on the moon, I think of the surrounding of it sloping up fairly steeply then the surface dropping sharply as you go into the crater. But I don't see much of a rise on the outside edges of the craters. Are these craters really that smooth or does it look like that because the resolution or sun angle in these images? If they are really that slightly sloped on the outside, could it be because of what might be below the surface or -------------------- In satellite operations, schedules are governed by the laws of physics and bounded by the limits of technology.
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