Preliminary Mariner 9 map products were based on computed aerocentric coordinates at the point where the optic path intercepts a spherical reference figure for Mars. The intercept point on a reference ellipsoid would in general have slightly different values of radius, latitude, and longitude. For near-vertical viewing used for mapping, these differences are on the order of 0.1 in latitude and longitude, which is negligible compared to the uncertainties of the initial uncontrolled mosaics and maps.
Mariner 9 aerographic coordinate system
1973-07-15
Miscellaneous
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Mariner 9 areographic coordinate system.
NTRS | 1973
|Mariner Planetary Communication System
NTIS | 1961
|NTRS | 1967
Science payloads from Mariner II to Mariner IV
NTRS | 1965
|Science payloads from Mariner II to Mariner IV.
NTRS | 1965
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