Mars exploration scenarios are reviewed. An emphasis is placed on scientific exploration. The review and evaluation results are reported for the following items: (1) orbit plans for Mars surface exploration missions that begin in Low Earth Orbit (LEO); (2) powered and aerodynamic capturing payloads from the transfer orbit to a Mars revolving orbit; and (3) a penetrator system as a Mars landing vehicle. Proposed Mars transfer orbits have the following advantages over Hohmann orbits: (1) transfer time and angle are less; (2) the inclination between the orbital planes of Earth and Mars is considered; and (3) velocity variations are not required to change orbit plane.
Kasei Tansa Misshon (Mars Exploration Mission)
1991
22 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Extraterrestrial Exploration , Astronautics , Interplanetary transfer orbits , Japanese spacecraft , Mars probes , Orbital mechanics , Space exploration , Mars (Planet) , Mission planning , Mars excursion module , Mars landing , Mars sample return missions , Spacecraft design , Spacecraft reentry , Foreign technology