Electronic Resource
Springer
Earth, moon and planets
22 (1980), S. 419-433
ISSN:
1573-0794
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Future missions to the Moon should include a detailed high-resolution global gravity survey from a low (15–30 km) polar orbiting spacecraft. The use of gravity gradiometer instruments on board the spacecraft will give higher-resolution data at lower total mission cost that the present Doppler tracking technique. Simulations show that although a three axis gradiometer system is preferred, and can even be used to estimate spacecraft attitude and altitude variation, a properly oriented single rotating gravity gradiometer can be used to resolve closely spaced mascons in both the along-track and cross-track directions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00897287
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