Aerothermal heating predictions for Mars Microprobe

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 405-411

  Mitcheltree, R A ^a   DiFulvio, M ^a   Horvath, T J ^a   Braun, R D ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC HEATING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; SPACE PROBES; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THERMAL STRESS; TRAJECTORIES;

OVERSHOOT TRAJECTORY POINT; STAGNATION POINT PRESSURE;

PLANETARY LANDERS;

EID: 0032687669     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3460     Document Type: Article

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