RESEARCH DIRECTED TOWARD THE PRODUCTION OF A MAP OF THE VISIBLE FEATURES OF MARS,

Abstract

Areocentric coordinates of about 150 Martian surface features are determined from photographs taken at the 1954 and 1956 oppositions. The data lead to the tentative conclusion that the flattening of the solid surface of the planet is about twice the dynamical value. The coordinates of a large number of clouds and other temporary features are also given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0601634

Entities

People

  • A. T. Young
  • D. H. Menzel
  • G. De Vaucouleurs
  • R. B. Leighton
  • W. S. Finsen

Organizations

  • Harvard College Observatory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Images
  • Photographic Images
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Production

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design