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Posted by tourdemars to Technology at June 24, 2004 10:01 AM
A new study examines the factors that would enable researchers to create a Martian version of the Global Positioning System widely used on Earth. Mendillo et al. investigated the planet’s ionospheric characteristics with radio signal data taken from the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft and analyzed how local time, latitude, and solar cycle patterns would affect Mars’ electron content and contribute to errors in estimating exact locations on the planet’s surface.TrackBack URL for this entry:
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The available technology facilitates the future exploration and discoveries of human scientist/colonist on the surface of Mars. Pre-positioning a GPS array of satelites or interplanetary internet communications systems for future exploration around Mars can be achieved and benefit societies on the Earth. The year of 2018 is only 14 years away and less than 60 million miles.
Posted by: Jerry at June 24, 2004 11:03 AM
I guess the question I have is how many satelites are needed to accomplish this network.
Posted by: Harold LaValley at June 24, 2004 11:47 AM