Dawn Propelled by Magnetism and Electricity
Credit: NASA/JPL
Dawn’s xenon-powered, three-engine solar electric propulsion system will take advantage of magnetism and electricity to push it to Vesta and Ceres on a blue beam of ions jetting out of the spacecraft at 21 mi. per sec. The engines mounted to the left, right and center of the spacecraft will be used...
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