ISSN:
1572-9478
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract This paper is the entire report of the IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites, including three annexes. Tables give the recemmended values for the directions of the north poles of rotation and the prime meridians of the planets and satellites. Reference surfaces for mapping these bodies are described. The annexes discuss the guiding principles, given in the body of the report, present explanatory notes, and provide a bibliography of the rotational elements and reference surfaces of the planets and satellites, definitions, and algebraic expressions of relevant parameters.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01229508
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