Mixed-model gravity representations for small celestial bodies using mascons and spherical harmonics

DOI10.1007/S10569-019-9904-6zbMath1451.70057OpenAlexW2952265525MaRDI QIDQ2005632

Patrick T. Wittick, Ryan P. Russell

Publication date: 8 October 2020

Published in: Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-019-9904-6

zbMATH Keywords

spherical harmonicsleast squaresgravity modelasteroidcometgravity potentialgravity inversionmasconsmall body

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Orbital mechanics (70M20) Numerical problems in dynamical systems (65P99)

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