Mars Reconaissance Orbiter

This page contains various model runs created for Mars Reconaissance Orbiter Aerobraking preperations. For more information on the Mars Reconaissance Orbiter and specifially these plots click here.

Most Recent Plots:

• Constant LMST (altitude versus latitude) at UT = 12 (Early Aerobraking)
• Constant LMST (latitude versus longitude) at constant altitudes (Early Aerobraking)
• Constant LMST (altitude versus latitude) at UT = 12 (Mid to Late Aerobraking)
• Constant LMST (latitude versus longitude) at constant altitudes (Mid to Late Aerobraking)

Most Recent Tables:

• Tables: Aerobraking Start
• Tables: Aerobraking Endgame

Pre-2005 Results: Tables for MRO's Orbital Path Beginning April '06 through September '06:

• Tables: Start of Aerobraking (SLT = 20.0, Ls = 30, tau = 0.3, F10.7 = 70-80)
• Tables: Mid Aerobraking Before Polar Crossing (Ls = 60, tau = 0.3, F10.7 = 70-80)
• Tables: End of Mission, Polar Crossing and Beyond (Ls = 90, tau = 0.3, F10.7 = 70-80)

Plots for MRO Orbital Path Beginning April '06 through September '06:

• Total Density and Neutral Temperature Versus Latitude at Mission Start (SLT = 20.0, Ls = 30, tau = 0.3, F10.7 = 70-80)
• Total Density Versus Latitude Plots During Middle/End of Mission (Ls = 60/90, tau = 0.3, F10.7 = 70-80)
• Neutral Temperature Versus Latitude During Middle/End of Mission (Ls = 60/90, tau = 0.3, F10.7 = 70-80)