The prime meridian of Mars and the longitudes of the Viking landers

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Sep 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977sci...197.1277d&link_type=abstract

Science, vol. 197, Sept. 23, 1977, p. 1277.

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Longitude, Mars Landing, Planetary Mapping, Viking Lander Spacecraft, Axes Of Rotation, Mariner 9 Space Probe, Planetary Rotation, Radio Tracking, Triangulation

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A planetwide control net of Mars has been computed by a single large-block analytical triangulation derived from 17,224 measurements of 3,037 control points on 928 Mariner 9 pictures. The computation incorporated the Viking-determined direction of the spin axis and rotation rate of Mars. The angle measured from the vernal equinox to the prime meridian (areocentric right ascension) of Mars was determined to be 148.368 deg + 350.891986 deg (JD - 2433282.5), where JD refers to the Julian date. The prime meridian of Mars passes through the center of the small crater Airy-O. The longitudes of the Viking landers are 47.82 + or - 0.1 deg for Lander 1 and 225.59 + or - 0.1 deg for Lander 2.

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