Mars pathfinder atmospheric entry reconstruction

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 663-692

  Spencer, David A ^a   Blanchard, Robert C ^b   Thurman, Sam W ^a   Braun, Robert D ^b   Peng, Chia Yen ^c   Kallemeyn Jr , Pieter H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0347655173     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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