Handbook of the Physical Properties of the Planet MarsScientific and Technical Information Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967 - Mars (Planet). - 167 pages |
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absorption albedo American Ephemeris areographic argon ascending node Astron astronomical unit Astrophys Atmosphere of Mars Blue Clearing blue haze Bond albedo bright areas calculated Camichel carbon dioxide celestial color craters dark areas density disk Dollfus ref elements Ephemeris and Nautical ephemeris of Mars equatorial equinox exosphere flattening G. P. Kuiper infrared kilometers Kuiper ref Lacus Laplacian Laplacian plane latitude layer limonite longitude Lowell magnitude Mare Mariner Martian atmosphere Martian surface mass mean solar measured micrometer microns millibars molecular oxygen Nautical Almanac nitrogen Observatory opposition ozone percent phase Phobos photographs photometry physical ephemeris Planet Mars polar caps polarimetry pole radiation radius regions rotation period satellite orbit Slipher ref spectra surface markings surface of Mars surface pressure Syrtis Major TABLE terrestrial theory thermosphere Trumpler ultraviolet variation Vaucouleurs Vaucouleurs ref visual visual magnitudes water vapor wavelengths yellow clouds