@inproceedings{ca63bd75c80b47f6be759d912ba28a30,
title = "Mro imaging of Phoenix descent",
abstract = "On May 25, 2008, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) used its HiRISE camera to capture a dramatic image of the Phoenix Mars Lander descending on its parachute towards the surface of Mars. This was the first time that a spacecraft has imaged the final descent of another spacecraft onto a planetary body. Capturing the image required months of planning and testing across many disciplines of the MRO operations team. This paper presents the navigational changes to the MRO orbit to support the Phoenix entry geometry, the GN&C maneuvers necessary to track Phoenix during its entry and descent, the statistical analysis to determine the likelihood of capturing the image, and the HiRISE imaging preparation and post processing to bring out the details of the Lander, parachute and back-shell.",
author = "Good, {P. G.} and Johnson, {M. A.} and Eckart, {D. F.} and W. Sidney and Manning, {R. M.} and Highsmith, {D. E.} and A. McEwen and S. Mattson and E. Eliason",
year = "2009",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780877035534",
series = "Advances in the Astronautical Sciences",
pages = "77--96",
booktitle = "Guidance and Control 2009 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences",
note = "32nd Annual AAS Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference ; Conference date: 30-01-2009 Through 04-02-2009",
}