AERODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF METEORITES. A SPECIFIC CASE

Abstract

Also available for NASA, Wash. 25, D. C., as NASA Technical trans. f-70. DESCRIPTORS: Astronomy *Meteors, *Re-entry aerodynamics, Particles, Mo ecules, Atmosphere, *Secondary emission, Lattices, *Re-entr vehicles, *Ablation. Presented is a study of atmosphere molecule collisions on a meteor body. For velocity impacts, the magnitude cx is found to be greater t 61) OTS price $.75 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D. C. STRUCTURE AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS OF THE VANGUARD SLV-5 MAGNETIC FIELD SATELLITE, by John T. Shea. Aug 61, 25p. incl. illThe v ae density of the atmosphere is thought to be several times lower than previously calculated by means of meteor data. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0261101

Entities

People

  • K.p. Stanyukovich

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Aerodynamics
  • Aeronautics
  • Aerothermodynamics
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronomy
  • Atmospheres
  • Collisions
  • Emission
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mechanics
  • Meteorites
  • Meteors
  • Molecules
  • Secondary Emission

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

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  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris