Distribution of gravity and plumb line deflection at Martian surface

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Mar 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985rpspr...1...44m&link_type=abstract

In its USSR Rept.: Space (JPRS-USP-85-003) p 44-45 (SEE N85-25284 15-12) Transl. into ENGLISH from Vestnik Moskovskogo Univ.,

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Gravitational Fields, Mars (Planet), Planetary Mapping, Planetary Surfaces, Coordinates, Elevation, Structural Properties (Geology), Topography

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It is proposed that use be made of the smoothed physical surface of Mars as represented by an expansion in normalized spherical functions; the normalized expansion of Martian gravitational potential is proposed as a model of the gravity field. On this basis it was possible to construct a map of gravity variations at the physical surface of Mars with isolines drawn each 200 mgal, a map of the distribution of plumb line deflections at the physical surface with isolines drawn each 120 inches and a map of the elevations of the physical surface relative to a sphere R0 = 3,389.92 km with its center at the center of mass and with isohypses drawn each 2 km. An interpretation of these maps for different zones on Mars is given. The map of elevations of the physical surface confirms the asymmetric structure of its surface. The range of changes in gravity variations and elevations for the entire Martian surface is 4,620 mgal and 29.4 km respectively. Analysis of the maps and other data allows preliminary conclusions concerning the internal structure of the planet.

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