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Dawn Spacecraft Slips Quietly Into Orbit Around Dwarf Planet Ceres
NBCNews.com NASA's Dawn spacecraft slipped into orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres on Friday, in a manner as cool and quiet as the soft blue glow of its ion engines. Eight years and 3 billion miles after its launch, the boxy probe was captured by Ceres' gravitational pull … Hello Ceres! NASA spacecraft is about to arrive at the dwarf planet NASA Dawn spacecraft arrives at dwarf planet after 7 years NASA's Dawn spacecraft moves in on dwarf planet Ceres |
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