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Artist Rendering of NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Approaching Mars

Artist Rendering of NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Approaching Mars
Photojournal: PIA18152
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Published: May 23, 2009

Artist rendering of NASA's Dawn spacecraft approaching Mars.

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