Large collisions between asteroids transferred carbonaceous
material in the inner solar system. NASA's space probe Dawn is
scheduled to leave asteroid Vesta on Wednesday, September 5th,
and head for its next destination, the dwarf planet Ceres. New
results prove that Dawn’s target asteroid Vesta is a relict from
an early phase of planetary evolution. First false-color maps of
the asteroid show unique surface variations. NASA’s Dawn
spacecraft is now in its first science-collecting orbit at
Vesta. Neue Bilder des Kamerasystems an Bord der NASA-Raumsonde
Dawn geben erste Hinweise auf eine bewegte Vergangenheit. NASA's
Dawn spacecraft has returned the first close-up image after
beginning its orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta. On Friday,
July 15, Dawn became the first probe to enter orbit around an
object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. On
July 15, NASA's Dawn spacecraft will become the first spacecraft
to begin a prolonged encounter with the asteroid Vesta. New
images of the asteroid show