A control network of Triton / Merton E. Davies, Patricia G. Rogers, and Tim R. Colvin.

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Davies, Merton E [author.]

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Series: Rand note ; 3425.Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1991Description: 7 pages : photographs ; 28 cmContent type:

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0833019872

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Journal of geophysical research. Vol. 96, no. E1. Aug. 25, 1991.

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QB407 .D388 1991

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Summary: A control network for Triton has been computed using a bundle-type analytical triangulation program. The network contains 105 points that were measured on 57 Voyager 2 pictures. The adjustment contained 1,010 observation equations and 382 normal equations and resulted in a standard measurement error of 13.36 micrometers. The authors determined coordinates of the control points, the camera orientation angles at the times when the pictures were taken, and Triton's mean radius. A separate statistical analysis confirmed Triton's radius to be 1352.6, plus or minus 2.4 km. Attempts to tie the control network around the satellite were unsuccessful because discontinuities exist in high-resolution coverage between 66 degrees and 289 degrees longitude, north of 38 degrees latitude, and south of 78 degrees latitude.

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Originally published in: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 96, no. E1, Aug. 25, 1991, p. 15,675-15,681.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 15,681).

A control network for Triton has been computed using a bundle-type analytical triangulation program. The network contains 105 points that were measured on 57 Voyager 2 pictures. The adjustment contained 1,010 observation equations and 382 normal equations and resulted in a standard measurement error of 13.36 micrometers. The authors determined coordinates of the control points, the camera orientation angles at the times when the pictures were taken, and Triton's mean radius. A separate statistical analysis confirmed Triton's radius to be 1352.6, plus or minus 2.4 km. Attempts to tie the control network around the satellite were unsuccessful because discontinuities exist in high-resolution coverage between 66 degrees and 289 degrees longitude, north of 38 degrees latitude, and south of 78 degrees latitude.

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