The Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft is being designed for a mission featuring low altitude orbits of the Moon to take relevant ambient measurements before that environment becomes altered by future exploration activities. Instruments include a neutral mass spectrometer capable of measuring ambient species density levels below 100 molecules/cu cm. Coincidentally, with a favorable combination of spacecraft orientations, it is also possible to measure plume gases from LADEE attitude control system thruster operations as they are reflected from the daytime lunar surface and subsequently intercepted by the spacecraft as it orbits overhead. Under such circumstances, it may be possible to test a variety of properties and assumptions associated with various transient plume models or to infer certain aspects regarding lunar surface properties.


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    Title :

    Transient Plume Model Testing Using LADEE Spacecraft Attitude Control System Operations


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Rarefied Gas Dynamics Conference ; 2010 ; Pacific Grove, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2010-07-10


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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