The non-gravitational perturbations impact on the BepiColombo radio science experiment and the key rôle of the ISA accelerometer: Direct solar radiation and albedo effects

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-127

  Lucchesi, David M ^a,b   Iafolla, Valerio ^a  

^a INAF   (Italy)

^b ISTI CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Artificial satellites; General relativity; Gravimetry; Mercury; Non gravitational perturbations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751031285     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: 15729478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10569-006-9034-9     Document Type: Review

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