Dawn's last mission extensions at Ceres, From XMO3 to EOM |
Dawn's last mission extensions at Ceres, From XMO3 to EOM |
Feb 1 2017, 02:37 PM
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This thread will cover all final phases of the Dawn mission, the end of which is not certain at this point.
XMO3 was suppose to be the final orbit, but now plans have changed and it will move into a new higher altitude and higher phase orbit soon. This will be XMO4. An interesting monthly journal for January details the plan: Dawn Journal 31 January 2017 |
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Feb 8 2017, 09:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 120 Joined: 26-May 15 From: Rome - Italy Member No.: 7482 |
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Is expected to map temperatures of Ceres? I expected Already for long time :-/ |
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Feb 26 2017, 01:25 PM
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? Is expected to map temperatures of Ceres? I expected Already for long time :-/ Some pictures showing temperature have been generated. Here's a few that I am not sure if have been posted to the Photojournal, where you can find the others. Don't know about global or other larger maps, or time series of temperature. -------------------- |
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Mar 6 2017, 06:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 120 Joined: 26-May 15 From: Rome - Italy Member No.: 7482 |
Some pictures showing temperature have been generated. Here's a few that I am not sure if have been posted to the Photojournal, where you can find the others. Don't know about global or other larger maps, or time series of temperature. Thanks! 235 K -38°C 196 K -76°C However, the VIR images are of the last year. Ceres from this year begins to warm. The mission will not arrive to the maximum hot season of Ceres, but it could show more high temperatures in the next months.... |
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