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Mars Global Surveyor raw radio
science data and ancillary files
from Orbit Insertion.
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Citation |
Tyler, G.L., G. Balmino,
D.P. Hinson, W.L. Sjogren,
D.E. Smith, R. Woo,
J.W. Armstrong, F.M. Flasar,
and R.A. Simpson, Mars Global
Surveyor Raw Data Set - MOI
V1.0, MGS-M-RSS-1-MOI-V1.0,
NASA Planetary Data System,
1999. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) |
10.17189/1519557
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Data Set Abstract |
This data set contains archival raw, partially processed, and
ancillary/supporting radio science data acquired during the Mars
Orbit Insertion (MOI) phase of the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
mission. The radio observations were carried out using the MGS
spacecraft and Earth-based receiving stations of the NASA Deep
Space Network (DSN). The observations were designed to test
the spacecraft radio system, the DSN ground system, and MGS
operations procedures; to be used in generating high-resolution
gravity field models of Mars; and for estimating density and
structure of the Mars atmosphere. Of most interest are likely
to be the Orbit Data File and Original Data Record files, in
the ODF and ODR directories, respectively, which provided the
raw input to gravity and atmospheric investigations. The MOI
phase extended from September 1997 to March 1999. On orbits
203-266 and 343-571 (approximately April and June-September
1998, respectively) the spacecraft periapsis was especially low
giving the highest per-orbit sensitivity to gravity anomalies
during the entire mission. Data were organized in approximately
chronological order and delivered on a set of 159 CD volumes at
the rate of 2-3 CD's per week. Typical volume of a one-day ODF
was 300-400 kB. Typical volume of an ODR was 5-10 MB, and there
could be multiple ODR's per day depending on DSN schedules and
observing geometry. |
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Additional Information |
Mission Information |
MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR
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Data Set Information |
MGS-M-RSS-1-MOI-V1.0 |
Instrument Host Information |
MGS
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Instrument Information |
RSS
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Target Information |
MARS
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