Mars' time-variable gravity and its determination: Simulated geodesy experiments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Karatekin, Ozgur ^a   Duron, J ^a   Rosenblatt, P ^a   Van Hoolst, T ^a   Dehant, V ^a   Barriot, J P ^b  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY; MARS;

EID: 24744455845     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002378     Document Type: Article

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