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Solar radiation for Mars power systemsDetailed information about the solar radiation characteristics on Mars are necessary for effective design of future planned solar energy systems operating on the surface of Mars. A procedure and solar radiation related data from which the diurnally and daily variation of the global, direct (or beam), and diffuse insolation on Mars are calculated, are presented. The radiation data are based on measured optical depth of the Martian atmosphere derived from images taken of the Sun with a special diode on the Viking Lander cameras; and computation based on multiple wavelength and multiple scattering of the solar radiation.
Document ID
19920004041
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Appelbaum, Joseph
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Landis, Geoffrey A.
(Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Brook Park OH., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: ESA, European Space Power Conference. Volume 2: Photovoltaic Generators
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Accession Number
92N13259
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2022
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