The Use of Laser Altimetry in the Orbit and Attitude Determination of Mars Global Surveyor

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The Use of Laser Altimetry in the Orbit and Attitude Determination of Mars Global Surveyor

The Use of Laser Altimetry in the Orbit and Attitude Determination of Mars Global Surveyor

Rowlands, D. D. / Pavlis, D. E. / Lemoine, F. G. / Neumann, G. A. / Luthcke, S. B.

Altimetry from the Mars Observer Laser Altimeter (MOLA) which is carried on board Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) has been analyzed for the period of the MOS mission known as Science Phasing Orbit 1 (SPO-1). We have used these altimeter ranges to improve orbit and attitude knowledge for MGS. This has been accomplished by writing crossover constraint equations that have been derived from short passes of MOLA data. These constraint equations differ from traditional Crossover constraints and exploit the small foot print associated with laser altimetry.

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The Use of Laser Altimetry in the Orbit and Attitude Determination of Mars Global Surveyor

Contributors:

Rowlands, D. D. (author) / Pavlis, D. E. (author) / Lemoine, F. G. (author) / Neumann, G. A. (author) / Luthcke, S. B. (author)

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Geophysical Research Letters

Publication date :

1999-01-01

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Miscellaneous

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English

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