The BepiColombo Laser Altimeter (BELA): Concept and baseline design

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1398-1413

  Thomas, N ^a   Spohn, T ^b   Barriot, J P ^c   Benz, W ^a   Beutler, G ^a   Christensen, U ^d   Dehant, V ^e   Fallnich, C ^f   Giardini, D ^g   Groussin, O ^h   Gunderson, K ^a   Hauber, E ^b   Hilchenbach, M ^d   Iess, L ⁱ   Lamy, P ^j   Lara, L M ^k   Lognonne P ^l   Lopez Moreno, J J ^k   Michaelis, H ^b   Oberst, J ^b   Resendes, D ^m   Reynaud, J L ^j   Rodrigo, R ^k   Sasaki, S ⁿ   Seiferlin, K ^a   Wieczorek, M ^l   Whitby, J ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Raumfahrt Institut für Planetenforschung   (Germany)

^c Bureau Gravimetrique International   (France)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^f PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^g ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^h Bldg 142   (United States)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^j AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^k INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^l INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^m INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

more..

Author keywords

BepiColombo; Instrument design; Laser altimetry; Mercury

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENT DESIGN; LASER ALTIMETRY; MERCURY PLANETARY ORBITER (MPO); PROTOTYPE TESTING;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; NASA; ORBITS; RANGE FINDING;

INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT;

EID: 34447259127     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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