Tag Archives: Ceres

Dawn Probe Approaches the Asteroid Belt

NASA’s Dawn mission is en route to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, the most massive of the protoplanets. It will go into orbit around Vesta first, gathering data on that body for seven months, then move into orbit around Ceres, … Continue reading

Posted in Asteroids, Astronomy, Planets | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment