Mars network constellation design drivers and strategies

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 103, Issue PART 1, 2000, Pages 17-31

  Ely, Todd A ^a   Anderson, Rodney ^a   Bar Sever, Yoaz E ^a   Bell, David ^a   Guinn, Joseph ^a   Jah, Moriba ^a   Kallemeyn, Pieter ^a   Levene, Erik ^a   Romans, Larry ^a   Wu, Sien Chong ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 2342589604     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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