MISSION
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Mission Status
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2012
January 27, 2012
Low Altitude Mapping of Vesta Proceeding Well
Dawn is in good health and using all of its sensors to make detailed measurements of Vesta, following the pattern it has used from the beginning of the low altitude mapping campaign.
On January 13, a software bug caused the main computer to reboot and Dawn entered safe mode. The operations team soon detected the spacecraft's condition. They subsequently returned the probe to the correct configuration and resumed normal operations. Engineers understand how to avoid triggering this bug again.
A new image of Vesta is posted every weekday here.
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