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Mars gravity field via the short data arcsShort arc reduction of satellite Mars tracking data shows that: (1) There is one large gravity high covering the region of Nix Olympica and the three peaks to the east (about 110 deg longitude). It has an amplitude of 50 milligals at 2200-km altitude and implies a surface mass anomaly times greater than any on earth; (2) there are no large negative gravity anomalies comparable to the positive; and (3) the large 3000-km canyon seems to originate in a gravity high and end in a gravity low.
Document ID
19730023974
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Sjogren, W. L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lorell, J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Reinbold, S. J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wimberly, R. N.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
July 15, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: Mariner Mars 1971 Proj., Vol. 4
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
73N32707
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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