Rarefied aerothermodynamic predictions for Mars Global Surveyor

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 314-322

  Wilmoth, R G ^a   Rault, D F ^a   Cheatwood, F M ^a   Engelund, W C ^a   Shane, R W ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC HEATING; AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION FLOW;

AEROBRAKING; ATTITUDE EXCURSION; MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR; SOLAR PANELS;

PLANETARY LANDERS;

EID: 0032637542     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3473     Document Type: Article

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