Dawn's first year at Ceres—a mountain emerges
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 06:00
in Astronomy & Space
One year ago, on March 6, 2015, NASA's Dawn spacecraft slid gently into orbit around Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Since then, the spacecraft has delivered a wealth of images and other data that open an exciting new window to the previously unexplored dwarf planet.