Martian precession and rotation from Viking lander range data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 102, Issue E2, 1997, Pages 4065-4080

  Yoder, C F ^a   Standish, E M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANETARY ROTATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VIKING MISSION;

MARS;

EID: 0030750290     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JE03642     Document Type: Article

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