NDLI: Distant quasi-periodic orbits around Mercury

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Author	Ma, Xue Li, Junfeng
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	In this paper, distant quasi-periodic orbits around Mercury are studied for future Mercury missions. All of these orbits have relatively large sizes, with their altitudes near or above the Mercury sphere of influence. The research is carried out in the framework of the elliptic restricted three-body problem (ER3BP) to account for the planet’s non-negligible orbital eccentricity. Retrograde and prograde quasi-periodic trajectories in the planar ER3BP are generalized from periodic orbits in the CR3BP by the homotopy algorithm, and the shape evolution of such quasi-periodic trajectories around Mercury is investigated. Numerical simulations are performed to evaluate the stability of these distant orbits in the long term. These two classes of orbits present different characteristics: retrograde orbits can maintain shape stability with a large size, although the trajectories in some regions may oscillate with larger amplitudes; for prograde orbits, the range of existence is much smaller, and their trajectories easily move away from the vicinity of Mercury when the orbits become larger. Distant orbits can be used to explore the space environment in the vicinity of Mercury, and some orbits can be taken as transfer orbits for low-cost Mercury return missions or other programs for their high maneuverability.
Starting Page	83
Ending Page	93
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0004640X
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume Number	343
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	1572946X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-09-20
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Elliptic restricted three-body problem Mercury mission Quasi-periodic orbit Numerical stability Astrophysics and Astroparticles Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Cosmology Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences Astrobiology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science

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