Just a little over 10 years ago, on Sept. 27, 2007, NASA's Dawn spacecraft set sail for the two most massive bodies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter: giant asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres. The mission was designed to deliver new knowledge about these small but intricate worlds, which hold clues to the formation of planets in our solar system. "Our interplanetary spaceship has exceeded all expectations in the last decade, delivering amazing insights about these two fascinating bodies," said Chris Russell, principal investigator of the Dawn mission. Credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph and Rafael Hernandez #nasa #dawn #launch #space #science #exploration #solarsystem #weareplanetary