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Dawn: References & Edit History

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Added photograph of Occator crater. Dec 03, 2020
Removed “from an underground reservoir of briny water.” Dec 03, 2020
Article revised and updated. Aug 27, 2020
Invalidated site: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Marshall Space Flight Center - Discovery Program - Dawn. Feb 27, 2019
Date of Dawn's arrival at Ceres and discussion of bright spots added. Mar 06, 2015
Image of bright spots on Ceres added. Mar 06, 2015
Add new Web site: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Marshall Space Flight Center - Discovery Program - Dawn. Jul 30, 2013
Month of Dawn leaving Vesta changed from August 2012 to September 2012. Sep 14, 2012
Dawn left Vesta on September 5, 2012. Sep 14, 2012
Added discussion of Vesta's surface features, internal structure, and protoplanetary nature. Updated for confirmation of Vesta as parent body of HED meteorites and extension of Dawn's mission. Jun 26, 2012
Added image of the launch of the Dawn satellite, 2007. Feb 04, 2012
Photograph of Vesta taken by Dawn added. Aug 29, 2011
Updated for arrival of Dawn at Vesta on July 16, 2011. Aug 23, 2011
Added image of workers preparing Dawn. Apr 05, 2010
Times of Dawn's arrival at and departure from Vesta updated. Oct 06, 2009
Article revised and updated. Mar 06, 2009
New article added. Jan 09, 2009
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