Estimating Mercury's 88-day libration amplitude from orbit

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 727-732

  Jehn, R ^a   Corral, C ^a   Giampieri, G ^b  

^a ESA ESOC   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BepiColombo; Libration amplitude; Mercury; Spin orbit resonance

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CORE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; ORBITS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RESONANCE;

BEPICOLOMBO; LIBRATION AMPLITUDE; MERCURY; SPIN-ORBIT RESONANCE;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 2342533057     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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