Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Radio Science Gravity Investigation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Zuber, Maria T ^a   Lemoine, Frank G ^b   Smith, David E ^b   Konopliv, Alex S ^c   Smrekar, Suzanne E ^c   Asmar, Sami W ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY FIELD; GRAVITY SURVEY; LITHOSPHERE; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY SURFACE; SATELLITE DATA; SPHERICAL HARMONICS;

EID: 34447325335     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002833     Document Type: Article

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