The images acquired by the German camera system on the US spacecraft Dawn are currently being used for navigation purposes in its journey to the asteroid Vesta. A film, created by the Dawn team ...

Asteroids, also known as minor planets, differ greatly in shape and size. Those with which we are more familiar are in almost ... it makes up more than a third of the total mass of the asteroid belt.

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