Mars Polar Lander aerothermodynamic and entry dispersion analysis

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 421-428

  Queen, Eric M ^a   Cheatwood, F McNeil ^a   Powell, Richard W ^a   Braun, Robert D ^a   Edquist, C Thomas ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC HEATING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARACHUTES; POSITION CONTROL; THERMODYNAMICS; TRAJECTORIES;

ENTRY DISPERSION ANALYSIS; MARS POLAR LANDER;

PLANETARY LANDERS;

EID: 0032637764     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3462     Document Type: Article

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