Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
This article describes the reduced astrometric observations of Phobos and Deimos derived from Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 imaging data. This data set spans four years from 1976 to 1980, contains 275 sets of spacecraft-centered, right ascension and declination observations, and has a limiting accuracy of a few km (1 sigma). The details of observation formulation and use for ephemeris improvement are given.
Keywords:
ASTRONOMY
Type:
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361); 201; 1, Ju
Format:
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