English: NASA Image of Dawn spacecraft solar array slight pre-launch damage. High-res version.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On June 11, during a procedure to prepare the Dawn spacecraft for spin-balance testing, the back of a solar array panel was slightly damaged by a technician's tool. The size of the affected area is about 2.5 inches by 2 inches. The necessary minor repairs will be made during the coming weekend. There is no impact to the launch date of July 7. Dawn's goal is to characterize the conditions and processes of the solar system's earliest epoch 4.5 billion years ago by investigating in detail two of the largest asteroids, Ceres and Vesta. They reside between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. Photo courtesy of Orbital Sciences. PHOTO CREDIT: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899<vr>
FOR RELEASE: 06/14/2007
PHOTO NO: KSC-07PD-1504
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