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APR 07, 2015 2:11 PM PDT

How An Ion Engine Works

WRITTEN BY: Andrew J. Dunlop
How does and ion engine, like the one on NASA's Dawn probe work?
About the Author
Andrew J. Dunlop
Bachelor's (BA/BS/Other)
Andrew J. Dunlop lives and writes in a little town near Boston. He's interested in space, the Earth, and the way that humans and other species live on it.
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