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Spiraling Closer to Ceres With the Dawn Mission’s Marc Rayman

Spiraling Closer to Ceres With the Dawn Mission’s Marc Rayman

FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science


Spiraling Closer to Ceres With the Dawn Mission’s Marc Rayman

FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It’s the biggest dwarf planet between here and Pluto, and it has a new permanent resident. The Dawn spacecraft is orbiting Ceres in the asteroid belt, revealing it as never before. What are those bright spots anyway? We spend time with Dawn’s Chief Engineer and Director, Marc Rayman.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Released:
May 19, 2015
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