The energy transfer process in planetary flybys
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The energy transfer process in planetary flybys
We illustrate the energy transfer during planetary flybys as a function of time using a number of flight mission examples. The energy transfer process is rather more complicated than a monotonic increase (or decrease) of energy with time. It exhibits temporary maxima and minima with time which then partially moderate before the asymptotic condition is obtained. The energy transfer to angular mo...
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عنوان ژورنال: New Astronomy
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1384-1076
DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2006.11.004