Lunar pole illumination and communications statistics computed from GSSR elevation data

SpaceOps 2010 Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bryant, Scott ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ELEVATION DATA; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; LUNAR SOUTH POLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEMS; SOLAR ILLUMINATION; THEORETICAL MODELS; VERTICAL ACCURACY;

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MOON BASES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLES; SOLAR ENERGY; SURVEYING; VISIBILITY;

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EID: 84880928189     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-1913     Document Type: Conference Paper

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