Dawn Patrol
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has moved closer to the surface of the proto-planet Vesta, one of the oldest known objects in the Solar System. The survey craft arrived at Vesta in July and observed from a 1,700-mi.-high orbit before beginning a spiraling descent in August and stabilizing in a 420-mi.-high...
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