Characterization of lunar polar illumination from a power system perspective

46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Fincannon, James ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY STORAGE; LUNAR MISSIONS; POLES; SPACE-BASED RADAR; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING; SURVEYING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CRITICAL POWER SYSTEMS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EARTH OBSERVATIONS; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; ILLUMINATION ANALYSIS; LUNAR POLAR REGIONS; POWER SYSTEM DESIGNS; UNMANNED SPACECRAFT;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

EID: 78049367655     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-447     Document Type: Conference Paper

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