Smart-1 mission to the moon: Technology and science goals

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2323-2333

  Foing, B H ^a   Racca, G D ^a   Marini, A ^a   Heather, D J ^a   Koschny, D ^a   Grande, M ^b   Huovelin, J ^c   Keller, H U ^d   Nathues, A ^d   Josset, J L ^e   Malkki, A ^f   Schmidt, W ^f   Noci, G ^g   Birkl, R ^h   Iess, L ⁱ   Sodnik, Z ^j   McManamon, P ^j  

^a Noordwijk AG   (Netherlands)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Helsinki Observatory   (Finland)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e CSEM   (Switzerland)

^f FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g LABEN SpA   (Italy)

^h AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE   (Germany)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^j EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNAR MISSIONS; MOON; REMOTE SENSING; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

ELECTRICAL PROPULSION;

SPACE RESEARCH;

MOON; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 12444344936     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00541-6     Document Type: Article

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