After acquiring topographic measurements of the northern hemisphere of Mars last Spring and Summer the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft will begin to observe the rest of Mars from its planned mapping orbit in early March of this this year. After successfully completing the aerobraking phase of the mission in February, the spacecraft will be finally placed into the near circular, 400 km polar, mapping orbit for almost continuous observation of the planet for one Mars year. Of particular interest in the early phases will be the structure of the southern ice cap, the cratered southern highlands and the topography in the region of the landing sites of the Mars 98 and the Mars 01 missions.
Global Topography of Mars with the MGS Laser Altimeter (MOLA): Latest Results
General Assembly ; 1999 ; The Hague, Netherlands
1999-01-01
Miscellaneous
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Development of the Mars Observer Laser Altimeter (MOLA)
NTRS | 1993
|Development of the Mars Observer Laser Altimeter (MOLA)
NTIS | 1993
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British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
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