DEVELOPMENT OF THE LUNAR TOPOGRAPHY INTO SPHERICAL HARMONICS, II.

Abstract

Harmonic expansion of the hypsometric date by Baldwin and Schrutka-Rechtenstamm for the shape of the Moon has been carried out with the aid of the Atlas computer of the University of Manchester in terms of tesseral harmonics in selenographic coordinates of orders up to the eighth. The results disclose a predominence of zonal harmonics particularly of the one of fourth order) over tesseral ones; but the rate of convergence of the respective expansion appears to be rather slow. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0601137

Entities

People

  • C. L. Goudas

Organizations

  • University of Manchester

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Convergence
  • Functions (Mathematics)
  • Harmonics
  • Lunar Topography
  • Mathematics
  • Spherical Harmonics
  • Topography
  • Universities

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space