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Charon, icy volcano world?

Yet another active world: Charon

I've just posted a news story on a recently published paper that suggests that Pluto's moon Charon may have active ice volcanoes.

Dawn in survey orbit at Ceres

Dawn Journal: More Than One Way to Leave the Launch Pad

There are two ways for a spacecraft to leave its launch pad: climbing on a blazing tower of powerful flames accompanied by a thunderous announcement of its departure or suspended securely and gently on the crane that hoisted it there in the first place.

Dawn in survey orbit at Ceres

Dawn Journal: More Bad Weather

Just after the previous log was posted, further predictions of poor weather at Cape Canaveral and difficulties with a downrange launch vehicle tracking system required a launch postponement.

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