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The final part of Dawn's approach trajectory to Ceres

The final part of Dawn's approach trajectory to Ceres
The final part of Dawn's approach trajectory to Ceres The final part of Dawn's approach trajectory to Ceres, including when the dwarf planet captures the spacecraft. Dawn continues ion thrusting to its first observational orbit at an altitude of 8,400 miles (13,500 kilometers). NASA / JPL-Caltech