Abstract The Soviet mission to Mars envisioned in 1994 consists of two probes, each of which will carry a balloon described in the present paper. Since a balloon in the Martian atmosphere is driven essentially by thermal forces, the only possibility for a balloon flight is to stay at ceiling during the day and deposit half the mass of a guiderope during the night. The nominal caracteristics of the Mars-94 balloon are: volume 5,500 m3, flight ceiling during day 2 to 4 km above zero reference level, total floating mass 65.4 kg, gondola 15 kg, guide rope 13.5 kg.
Balloons for the exploration of Mars
Advances in Space Research ; 13 , 2 ; 137-144
01.01.1992
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Mars exploration with small experimental balloons
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