Publication Date:
2006-02-14
Description:
A brief review of atmospheric composition in low Earth orbit is presented. The flux of ambient atomic oxygen incident on a surface orbiting in this environment is described. Estimates are presented of the fluence of atomic oxygen to which satellite surfaces in various orbits are exposed.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center 13th Space Simulation Conf.; p 133-145
Format:
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