Determination of physical properties of a planetary surface by measuring the deceleration of a probe upon impact: Application to Titan

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 594-600

  Seiff, Alvin ^a,b   Stoker, Carol R ^b   Young, Richard E ^b   Mihalov, John D ^b   McKay, Christopher P ^b   Lorenz, Ralph D ^c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; DECELERATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; SPACE PROBES; VELOCITY;

LIQUID SURFACES; PLANETARY SURFACES; SATURN; TITAN;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 15844377067     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2004.05.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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