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Asteroid 4179 Toutatis: 1996 Radar Observations

Authors :
Ostro, S. J
Hudson, R. S
Rosema, K. D
Giorgini, J. D
Winkler, R
Yeomans, D. K
Chodas, P. W
Slade, M. A
Source :
ICARUS.
Publication Year :
1998
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1998.

Abstract

We report initial results of daily delay/Doppler observations of Toutatis with the Goldstone 8510-MHz (3.5-cm) radar during November 25 - December 3, 1996. Using the physical model of Toutatis derived form 1992 radar observations (Hudson and Ostro 1995, Science 270, 84-86) to analyze the new data, we obtain refined estimates of the asteroid's orbit, spin state, and surface properties.

Subjects

Subjects :
Communications And Radar

Details

Language :
English
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Journal :
ICARUS
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.20060041286
Document Type :
Report