Publication Date:
2011-08-16
Description:
Review of the initial studies that define a challenging Mariner Jupiter Orbiter mission. Elegant and precise astrodynamics are shown to make possible a bravura examination of the entire Jovian system with two Mariner-class spacecraft to be launched in 1981. This mission is expected to advance considerably our understanding of the origin and evolution of the solar system.
Keywords:
SPACE SCIENCES
Type:
Astronautics and Aeronautics; 12; Sept
Format:
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