The investigation of minor solar system bodies, such as comets and asteroids, using spacecraft requires an understanding of orbital motion in strongly perturbed environments. The solutions to a wide range of complex and challenging problems in this field are reviewed in this comprehensive and authoritative work.
The investigation of minor solar system bodies, such as comets and asteroids, using spacecraft requires an understanding of orbital motion in strongly perturbed environments. The solutions to a wide range of complex and challenging problems in this field are reviewed in this comprehensive and authoritative work.
Introduction and Background.- Modelling the Small Body Environment.- Equations of Motion.- Properties of Solutions to the Equations of Motion.- Methods of Analysis and their Application.- Ballistic Motion on and about Small Bodies.- Powered Motion on and about Small Bodies.- Mechanics of Multi-body Small Body Systems.- Advanced Topics and Future Applications.