Dawn by the Numbers
![Infographic showing stats on the Dawn mission](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dawn_bynumbers_3a_v5_1600.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
November 15, 2018
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NASA's Dawn mission by the numbers:
51,385 hours of ion engine thrusting.
172 GB of science data collected.
3,052 orbits around Vesta and Ceres
100,000 images taken.
4.3+ billion miles (6.9+ billion kilometers) traveled since launch.
367+ million miles (591+ million kilometers): Farthest distance from Earth.