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Dawn’s spiral transfer from HAMO to LAMO

Dawn’s spiral transfer from HAMO to LAMO
Dawn’s spiral transfer from HAMO to LAMO The trajectory turns from blue to red as time progresses during the two months. Red dashed sections are where ion thrusting is stopped so the spacecraft can point its main antenna to Earth. NASA / JPL-Caltech