Why didn’t Dawn land on dwarf planet Ceres?
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
00:00
Vesta - The Second Most Massive Object in the Main Asteroid Belt
Vesta is the second most massive object in the main asteroid belt. Vesta and series combined contain about forty five % of the total mass in the main Asteroid Belt. Dawn is the only one that had the capability to go to a distant body, go into orbit around it,. manoeuvre extensively, break out of orbit, and then go to another body and do that.
Transcript
Play full episode
