NASA NTRS · 19740059045
Lunar gravity analysis results from Explorer-49
Abstract
An analysis of the lunar gravity field utilizing 234 days of Explorer-49 mean Keplerian elements is presented. A third-degree and third-order gravity model developed at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for mission operations is compared with published models derived from Lunar Orbiter data. Improved predictions of e and Omega using the GSFC model are observed. The results suggest that use of Explorer-49 orbital data in a multisatellite solution would lead to improved global estimates of low-order spherical harmonic coefficients of the lunar gravitational potential.
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Bryant, W. C., Jr., Williamson, R. G.. 1974-08-01. Lunar gravity analysis results from Explorer-49. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19740059045
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