Title :
Mars Global Surveyor mission
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Spacecraft was successfully launched on November 7, 1996 to the planet Mars for an extended study of the planet´s surface, atmosphere, gravitational field and magnetic field. In order to achieve the scientific objectives of the mission, the spacecraft will be inserted into a low-altitude, near-polar, sun-synchronous orbit. Data will be collected and returned from six prime experiments on the spacecraft for over one Martian year (687 Earth days) and will provide for a better understanding of the geology, geophysics, and climatology of Mars
Keywords :
Mars; aerospace instrumentation; astronomical instruments; planetary atmospheres; planetary magnetism; space research; Global Surveyor mission; Mars; camera; climatology; electron reflectometer; geology; geophysics; gravitational field; laser altimeter; low-altitude near-polar sun-synchronous orbit; magnetic field; magnetometer; planet surface; planetary atmosphere; relay radio; thermal emission spectrometer; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetometers; Mars; Payloads; Planets; Space vehicles; Surface morphology; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1997. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3741-7
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1997.577507
