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Dwarf Planet Ceres Thrills as a Dying Visitor Closes In

Published: July 4, 2018, 3 p.m.

b'Ceres is the queen of the asteroid belt.\\xa0 Her first Earthly visitor is nearing its last days in spectacular style.\\xa0 Dawn Mission Director and Chief Engineer Marc Rayman returns with stunning images taken from just 35 kilometers or 22 miles above the dwarf planet, and a preview of the spacecraft\\u2019s last days.\\xa0 Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts has a summer guide to the night sky, looks back in space exploration history and delivers another Random Space Fact.\\xa0 He and Mat Kaplan also have a new space trivia question for listeners.\\xa0 Learn more about all our topics this week: \\xa0 http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2018/0704-2018-marc-rayman-dawn-ceres.html'