Simulated rarefied entry of the Galileo probe into the Jovian atmosphere

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 398-403

  Haas, Brian L ^a   Milos, Frank S ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; BALLISTICS; DRAG; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; HEAT SHIELDING; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DRAG COEFFICIENT; GALILEO PROBE; JOVIAN ATMOSPHERE; PLANET JUPITER; RAREFIED ENTRY;

SPACE PROBES;

EID: 0029310284     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26628     Document Type: Article

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