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Nasa Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet


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Crescent Ceres dwarf planet

The slim crescent of Ceres smiles back as the dwarf planet awaits the arrival of an emissary from Earth.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet.

From Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
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