Solar system expansion and strong equivalence principle as seen by the NASA MESSENGER mission

Antonio Genova; Erwan Mazarico; Sander Goossens; Frank G. Lemoine; Gregory A. Neumann; David E. Smith; Maria T. Zuber

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02558-1

Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Solar system expansion and strong equivalence principle as seen by the NASA MESSENGER mission

Antonio Genova,
Erwan Mazarico,
Sander Goossens,
Frank G. Lemoine,
Gregory A. Neumann,
David E. Smith,
Maria T. Zuber

Affiliations

Antonio Genova: Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Erwan Mazarico: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Sander Goossens: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Frank G. Lemoine: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Gregory A. Neumann: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
David E. Smith: Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Maria T. Zuber: Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02558-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The NASA MESSENGER mission collected a rich dataset enabling determination of Mercury’s ephemeris. Here, the authors analyse MESSENGER data obtained over an extended period of time to quantify parameters related to General Relativity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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