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To: cripplecreek

They released a picture taken from 26,000 miles a couple of days ago.

Initially the craft will hover about 9,000 miles from the surface. Then, in mid-August, Dawn’s ion propulsion system will reduce the separation to about 2,800 miles, and then to only 110 miles early next year. The resolution of the pictures will increase from about 500 m per pixel in late July to about 30 m per pixel in 2012.

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/125649563.html


5 posted on 07/16/2011 2:16:30 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Somewhere in Kenya a village is missing its idiot)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets; cripplecreek

Thanks LiM. I’m sure it’s going to be soon.


10 posted on 07/17/2011 5:26:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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