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STS-9 Shuttle grow - Ram angle effect and absolute intensitiesVisible imagery from Space Shuttle mission STS-9 (Spacelab 1) has been analyzed for the ram angle effect and the absolute intensity of glow. The data are compared with earlier measurements and the anomalous high intensities at large ram angles are confirmed. Absolute intensities of the ram glow on the shuttle tile, at 6563 A, are observed to be about 20 times more intense than those measured on the AE-E spacecraft. Implications of these observations for an existing theory of glow involving NO2 are presented.
Document ID
19860059673
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Swenson, G. R.
(Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Mende, S. B.
(Lockheed Research Laboratories Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Clifton, K. S.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 13
ISSN: 0094-8276
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Accession Number
86A44411
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-32579
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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