The landing site selection and certification effort for the Viking mission to Mars is reviewed from the premission phase through the acquisition of data and decisions during mission operations and the immediate postlanding evaluation. The utility and limitations of the orbital television and infrared data and ground based radar observation of candidate and actual landing sites are evaluated. Additional instruments and types of observations which would have been useful include higher resolution cameras, radar altimeters, and terrain hazard avoidance capability in the landing system. Suggestions based on this experience that might be applied to future missions are included.


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    Title :

    Viking Site Selection and Certification


    Contributors:
    H. Masursky (author) / N. L. Crabill (author)

    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    39 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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