Errors in Viking Lander Atmospheric Profiles Discovered Using MOLA Topography

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Mar 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002lpi....33.1294w&link_type=abstract

33rd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 11-15, 2002, Houston, Texas, abstract no.1294

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Each Viking lander measured a topographic profile during entry.
Comparing to MOLA, we find a vertical error of 1-2 km in the Viking
trajectory. This introduces a systematic error of 10-20% in the Viking
densities and pressures at a given altitude.

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