Dawn Mission: a Journey in Space and Time. C.t. Russell
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Jaumann, A.S. Konopliv, T.B. McCord, L.A. McFadden, H.Y. McSween, S. Mottola, G. Neukum, C.M. Pieters, T.H. Prettyman C.A. Raymond, D.E. Smith, M.V. Sykes, B.G. Williams, J. Wise , and M.T. Zuber (IGPP&ESS, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567; [email protected]; IFSI, Via del fosso del Cavaliere, 00133 ROMA Italy; IAFS,Via del fosso del Cavaliere, 00133 ROMA Italy; LANL, MS D466, NIS-1, Los Alamos, NM 87545; DLR Rutherfordstr 2, D-12489 Berlin, Germany; JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA 91109; University of Hawaii, 2525 Correa Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822; University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410 Freie Universitat, Berlin, Malteser Str.74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany; Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; GSFC, MC 920, Greenbelt, MD 20771; U of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721; 14 New Roads School, Santa Monica, CA 90404; MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139)
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