Mars exploration entry, descent, and landing challenges

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 310-323

  Braun, Robert D ^a,c,d   Manning, Robert M ^b,d,e  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e NASA Mars Exploration Program

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT LANDING SYSTEMS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; ROBOTICS;

LANDING SYSTEMS; ROBOTIC EXPLORATION SYSTEMS; SURFACE ELEMENTS; SURFACE ELEVATION;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34248390185     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.25116     Document Type: Article

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