DocumentCode
1506344
Title
Star tracker to be used in study of Mars
Volume
78
Issue
2
fYear
1959
Firstpage
191
Lastpage
193
Abstract
IN EARLY NOVEMBER, Mars was approximately 45 million miles away from Earth. At that time, it was closer to Earth than it will be again for the next 17 years. Seventh in size, Mars is the fourth closest planet to the sun. Earth, fourth largest of the planets, is third from the sun. Mars is 4,399 miles in diameter, Earth 7,918 miles in diameter.
Keywords
Adaptive optics; Amplitude modulation; Mars; Mirrors; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Telescopes;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1959.6446237
Filename
6446237
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