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Alternative determination of density of the titan atmosphere
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lee, Allan Feldman, Antonette Brown, Jay Peer, Scott |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | An alternative has been developed to direct measurement for determining the density of the atmosphere of the Saturn moon Titan as a function of altitude. The basic idea is to deduce the density versus altitude from telemetric data indicative of the effects of aerodynamic torques on the attitude of the Cassini Saturn orbiter spacecraft as it flies past Titan at various altitudes. The Cassini onboard attitude-control software includes a component that can estimate three external per-axis torques exerted on the spacecraft. These estimates are available via telemetry. |
| File Size | 126182 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090040074 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t57d7vn4x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Saturn Planet Cassini Mission Wamg. Eric Titan Atmosphere Telemetry Atmospheric Density Estimates Titan 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 |
