Viking lander location and spin axis of Mars - Determination from radio tracking data

Details Viking lander location and spin axis of Mars - Determination from radio tracking data Viking lander location and spin axis of Mars - Determination from radio tracking data

Aug 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976sci...193..803m&link_type=abstract

Science, vol. 193, Aug. 27, 1976, p. 803. NASA-supported research.

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Axes Of Rotation, Mars (Planet), Planetary Rotation, Radio Tracking, Viking Lander 1, Doppler Radar, Equators, Landing Sites, Mars Probes, Mars Surface, Radar Data

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Radio tracking data from the Viking lander have been used to determine the lander position and the orientation of the spin axis of Mars. The areocentric coordinates of the lander are 22.27 deg N, 48.00 deg W, and 3389.5 kilometers from the center of mass; the spin axis orientation, referred to earth's mean equator and equinox of 1950.0, is 317.35 deg right ascension and 52.71 deg declination.

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