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Cold Atom Interferometry for Enhancing the Radio Science Gravity Experiment: A Phobos Case Study
Dirkx, Dominic; Plumaris, Michael; Siemes, Christian +1 more
Interplanetary missions have typically relied on Radio Science (RS) to recover gravity fields by detecting their signatures on the spacecraft trajectory. The weak gravitational fields of small bodies, coupled with the prominent influence of confounding accelerations, hinder the efficacy of this method. Meanwhile, quantum sensors based on Cold Atom…
An Effusive Lunar Dome Near Fracastorius Crater: Spectral and Morphometric Properties
Ahrens, Caitlin; Lena, Raffaello
We examine a dome within the boundary between Fracastorius crater and Mare Nectaris. The dome has a noticeable vent structure and appears to be perpendicular to wrinkle ridges in the southern Mare Nectaris basin. The spectral signature of this dome, derived from Clementine UVVIS and Chandrayaan-1 M3 reflectance data, revealed that Fracastorius has…