A preliminary semiempirical thermosphere model of Mars: DTM-Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Bruinsma, Sean ^a   Lemoine, Frank G ^b  

^a CNES   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric drag; Mars thermosphere; Orbit determination

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; DRAG; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 0037175314     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001508     Document Type: Article

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