RESEARCH INTO METHODS OF DETERMINING THE RELATIVE HEIGHTS OF PHYSIOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF THE MOON.

Abstract

The report concerns work on re-determination of the libration constants and development of a theory of librations of the Moon; evaluation and measurement of old Paris plates of the Moon; determination of the shape of the Moon from eclipse photographs and an analysis of previous observations of the form of the Moon by expansion in tesseral harmonics. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0430705

Entities

People

  • Zdenek Kopal

Organizations

  • University of Manchester

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Harmonics
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.