The objective of this study was to support the rebuild and implementation of the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) investigation and to perform scientific analysis of current Mars data relevant to the investigation. The instrument is part of the payload of the NASA Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission. The instrument is a rebuild of the Mars Observer Laser Altimeter that was originally flown on the ill-fated Mars Observer mission. The instrument is currently in orbit around Mars and has so far returned remarkable data.
Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter
1997
7 pages
Report
No indication
English
Space Technology , Mars observer , Mission planning , Mars surface , Data processing , Laser altimeters , Data acquisition , Aerobraking , Calibrating , Doppler radar , Elliptical orbits , Gravitational fields , Mariner 9 space probe , Natural satellites , Payloads , Radar tracking , Viking orbiter spacecraft
NTRS | 1997
|Initial Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) Measurements of the Mars Surface and Atmosphere
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
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