Mars dynamics from Earth-based tracking of the Mars Pathfinder lander

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 102, Issue E2, 1997, Pages 4057-4064

  Folkner, W M ^a   Kahn, R D ^a   Preston, R A ^a   Yoder, C F ^a   Standish, E M ^a   Williams, J G ^a   Edwards, C D ^a   Hellings, R W ^a   Eubanks, T M ^b   Bills, B G ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b US NAVAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAY LENGTH; MARS PATHFINDER; PLANETARY ROTATION; POLAR MOTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

MARS;

EID: 0030852776     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JE02125     Document Type: Article

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