Consider the following statements NASA rsquo s Dawn mission 1 Will characterize the early solar syst...........

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Consider the following statements. NASA’s Dawn mission

1.Will characterize the early solar system and the processes that dominated its formation.

2.Is the only NASA mission ever to orbit two extra-terrestrial targets

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None

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Explanation:

Statement 1: It will study the asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres, celestial bodies believed to have accreted early in the history of the solar system.
Statement 2: Dawn is the only mission ever to orbit two extraterrestrial targets. It orbited giant asteroid Vesta for 14 months from 2011 to 2012, then continued on to Ceres, where it has been in
orbit since March 2015.
NASA has authorized a second extension of the Dawn mission at Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter