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Dawn’s four mapping orbits

Dawn’s four mapping orbits
Dawn’s four mapping orbits Dawn’s four mapping orbits, shown to scale in altitude with the size of Ceres, which is about 590 miles (950 kilometers) in diameter. (Note: colors of the orbits here are only approximate.) The table below includes links to descriptions of the activities in each orbit. NASA / JPL-Caltech