Researchers explore orbital environment for Dawn spacecraft at Vesta

The hypothesized gravity field from Vesta's irregular shape, combined with Dawn's slow changes in orbit, results in certain altitudes at which Dawn could experience significant orbital perturbations.

Link: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=10284

Time: 4. Oct. 2010

Feed: Astronomy.com - News

Topics: dawn, orbital, vesta