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An improved gravity model for mars: goddard mars model-1 (gmm-1)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lerch, F. J. Lemoine, F. G. Patel, G. B. Fricke, S. K. Zuber, M. T. Smith, D. E. Nerem, R. S. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | Doppler tracking data of three orbiting spacecraft have been reanalyzed to develop a new gravitational field model for the planet Mars, GMM-1 (Goddard Mars Model-1). This model employs nearly all available data, consisting of approximately 1100 days of S-bank tracking data collected by NASA's Deep Space Network from the Mariner 9, and Viking 1 and Viking 2 spacecraft, in seven different orbits, between 1971 and 1979. GMM-1 is complete to spherical harmonic degree and order 50, which corresponds to a half-wavelength spatial resolution of 200-300 km where the data permit. GMM-1 represents satellite orbits with considerably better accuracy than previous Mars gravity models and shows greater resolution of identifiable geological structures. The notable improvement in GMM-1 over previous models is a consequence of several factors: improved computational capabilities, the use of optimum weighting and least-squares collocation solution techniques which stabilized the behavior of the solution at high degree and order, and the use of longer satellite arcs than employed in previous solutions that were made possible by improved force and measurement models. The inclusion of X-band tracking data from the 379-km altitude, near-polar orbiting Mars Observer spacecraft should provide a significant improvement over GMM-1, particularly at high latitudes where current data poorly resolves the gravitational signature of the planet. |
| File Size | 2174897 |
| Page Count | 60 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940018809 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1mh2j68r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Viking 2 Spacecraft Mars Observer Gravitation Satellite Orbits Geodesy Mars Planet Gravitational Fields Radar Tracking Mariner 9 Space Probe Viking Mars Program Deep Space Network Planetary Geology Doppler Radar Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
