Atmospheric modeling using accelerometer data during mars reconnaissance orbiter aerobraking operations

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 511-518

  Tolson, R ^a,d   Betnis, E ^a   Hough, S ^a,d   Zaleski, K ^a   Keating, G ^b   Shidner, J ^c   Brown, S ^c   Brickler, A ^c   Scher, M ^c   Thomas, P ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Univ of Maryland   (United States)

^d AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; IONOSPHERE; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ACCELEROMETER DATA; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; LONGITUDINAL WAVES; MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR; MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER MISSIONS; MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITERS; OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AEROBRAKING;

EID: 44949123606     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.34301     Document Type: Conference Paper

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