Thermal disturbances caused by lander shadowing and the measurability of the martian planetary heat flow

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-77

  Grott, M ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heat flow; Instrumentation; Mars; Planetary landers; Subsurface temperatures; Thermal waves

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INSTRUMENTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

HEAT FLOW; INSTRUMENTATION; MARS; SUBSURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL WAVES;

PLANETARY LANDERS;

EID: 58149508775     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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