Gravitational field of the moon - Harmonic analysis of gravimetric profiles (according to data of the Apollo program)
Abstract
A harmonic analysis of curves of change of the anomalous component of the lunar gravitational field is performed on the basis of Apollo 14, 15, 16, and 17 Doppler radio tracking data and the Ferrari lunar-potential model. The accuracy of the approximation of the measurements by a Fourier-series sum is evaluated, and it is shown that it is sufficient to take into account terms with a summation index K not greater than 20.
- Publication:
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Trudy Kazanskaia Gorodkoj Astronomicheskoj Observatorii
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983TrKaz..47..137K
- Keywords:
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- Apollo Flights;
- Gravimetry;
- Gravity Anomalies;
- Harmonic Analysis;
- Lunar Gravitation;
- Error Analysis;
- Fourier Series;
- Radio Tracking;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration