Mariner 9 - an instrument of dynamical science

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May 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975icar...25..146j&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 25, May 1975, p. 146-165.

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Mariner 9 Space Probe, Mars Surface, Planetary Gravitation, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Topography, Deimos, Ephemeris Time, Gravitational Fields, Mathematical Models, Phobos, Spherical Harmonics

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We review and evaluate the contributions of Mariner 9 in improving our knowledge of the dynamical characteristics of Mars and its two satellites, Phobos and Deimos. Primary results include the discovery of the large gravitational and topographical bulge in the Tharsis region, the development of a detailed gravity model representable as coefficients in a spherical harmonic expansion, the development of a topographic model exhibiting a three kilometer displacement of the center of figure from the center of mass, and the determination of the size, shape and motion of Phobos and Deimos.

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