Aerodynamics of the Mars Microprobe entry vehicles

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 392-398

  Mitcheltree, R A ^a   Moss, J N ^a   Cheatwood, F M ^a   Greene, F A ^a   Braun, R D ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DRAG; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPACE PROBES; SUPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; TRANSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY; MARS MICROPROBES; THERMOCHEMICAL NONEQUILIBRIUM COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

PLANETARY LANDERS;

EID: 0032687009     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3458     Document Type: Article

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