Aerodynamics of Mars Odyssey

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Takashima, Naruhisa ^a   Wilmoth, Richard G ^b  

^a AMA Inc   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; THERMODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMIC DATABASE; AEROTHERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO; INERTIAL MEASUREMENTS; LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS; MARS ODYSSEY SPACECRAFT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE;

AEROBRAKING;

EID: 85087604084     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4809     Document Type: Conference Paper

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