Mars exploration rover heat rejection system performance - Comparison of ground and flight data

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Ganapathi, Gani ^a   Birur, Gajanana ^a   Tsuyuki, Glenn ^a   Krylo, Robert ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRONIC COOLING; HEAT SINKS; LIQUIDS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; RADIATORS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SPACECRAFT; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

DESIGN MODIFICATIONS; HEAT REJECTION SYSTEMS; MARS EXPLORATION ROVER; MARS EXPLORATION ROVER MISSIONS; PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITIES; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; SPACECRAFT RADIATORS; THERMAL VACUUM TESTS;

INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT;

EID: 85072432997     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2004-01-2413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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