Mro imaging of Phoenix descent

P. G. Good; M. A. Johnson; D. F. Eckart; W. Sidney; R. M. Manning; D. E. Highsmith; A. McEwen; S. Mattson; E. Eliason

Mro imaging of Phoenix descent

P. G. Good, M. A. Johnson, D. F. Eckart, W. Sidney, R. M. Manning, D. E. Highsmith, A. McEwen, S. Mattson, E. Eliason

Lunar and Planetary Lab

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

On May 25, 2008, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) used its HiRISE camera to capture a dramatic image of the Phoenix Mars Lander descending on its parachute towards the surface of Mars. This was the first time that a spacecraft has imaged the final descent of another spacecraft onto a planetary body. Capturing the image required months of planning and testing across many disciplines of the MRO operations team. This paper presents the navigational changes to the MRO orbit to support the Phoenix entry geometry, the GN&C maneuvers necessary to track Phoenix during its entry and descent, the statistical analysis to determine the likelihood of capturing the image, and the HiRISE imaging preparation and post processing to bring out the details of the Lander, parachute and back-shell.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Guidance and Control 2009 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 32nd Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference
Pages	77-96
Number of pages	20
State	Published - Dec 1 2009
Event	32nd Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference - Breckenridge, CO, United States Duration: Jan 30 2009 → Feb 4 2009

Publication series

Name	Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume	133
ISSN (Print)	0065-3438

Other

Other	32nd Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference
Country	United States
City	Breckenridge, CO
Period	1/30/09 → 2/4/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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Good, P. G., Johnson, M. A., Eckart, D. F., Sidney, W., Manning, R. M., Highsmith, D. E., McEwen, A., Mattson, S., & Eliason, E. (2009). Mro imaging of Phoenix descent. In Guidance and Control 2009 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference (pp. 77-96). (Advances in the Astronautical Sciences; Vol. 133).

Mro imaging of Phoenix descent. / Good, P. G.; Johnson, M. A.; Eckart, D. F.; Sidney, W.; Manning, R. M.; Highsmith, D. E.; McEwen, A.; Mattson, S.; Eliason, E.

Guidance and Control 2009 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference. 2009. p. 77-96 (Advances in the Astronautical Sciences; Vol. 133).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Good, PG, Johnson, MA, Eckart, DF, Sidney, W, Manning, RM, Highsmith, DE, McEwen, A, Mattson, S & Eliason, E 2009, Mro imaging of Phoenix descent. in Guidance and Control 2009 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, vol. 133, pp. 77-96, 32nd Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference, Breckenridge, CO, United States, 1/30/09.

Good, P. G. ; Johnson, M. A. ; Eckart, D. F. ; Sidney, W. ; Manning, R. M. ; Highsmith, D. E. ; McEwen, A. ; Mattson, S. ; Eliason, E. / Mro imaging of Phoenix descent. Guidance and Control 2009 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference. 2009. pp. 77-96 (Advances in the Astronautical Sciences).

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