TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davies,Merton E.
AU  - Rogers,Patricia G.
AU  - Colvin,Tim R.
ED  - Rand Corporation.
ED  - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
TI  - A control network of Triton
T2  - A RAND note
SN  - 0833019872
AV  - QB407 .D388 1991
PY  - 1991///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - Planets
KW  - Exploration
KW  - Space photography
KW  - Technique
KW  - Neptune (Planet)
KW  - Satellites
KW  - Photographs from space
KW  - Triton (Satellite)
N1  - 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); Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3425/
ER  -