Dawn delves into the unknown, drives new technology innovations, and achieves what’s never been attempted before. Dawn has orbited the asteroid Vesta and, beginning in March 2015, will explore a second new world, Ceres, the solar system’s largest asteroid.
Dawn’s goal is to characterize the conditions and processes of the solar system’s earliest history by investigating in detail two of the largest asteroids remaining intact and relatively unchanged since their formation. Dawn’s investigations of Ceres and Vesta take us back in time to when the solar system was very young.
Check out the resources below for activities and programming ideas for exploring the solar system, particularly the Dawn mission to Ceres.
PERSEID METEOR SHOWER
August 12 & 13, 2016
OSIRIS-REX LAUNCHES TO BENNU
September 2016
INT'L OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT
October 8, 2016
