3 papers
astro-ph.IM2025
Two birds with one stone: simultaneous realization of both Lunar Coordinate Time and lunar geoid time by a single orbital clock
Tian-Ning Yang, Ren-Fang Geng, Jing Zhang +3
Context. Among options for definition of the lunar reference time, the option taking Lunar Coordinate Time (O1) has its simplicity but cannot be realized by any clock without steer…
astro-ph.IM2025
Lunar Orbital VLBI Experiment: motivation, scientific purposes and status
Xiaoyu Hong, Weiren Wu, Qinghui Liu +47
The Lunar Orbital VLBI Experiment (LOVEX) is a scientific component of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Project (CLEP) Chang'E-7. The spaceborne component of LOVEX is implemented onbo…
gr-qc2024
Doppler Tracking Data of Martian Mission Tianwen-I and Upper Limit of Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background
Xiaoming Bi, Zhongkai Guo, Xiaobo Zou +6
Two way ranging data for spacecraft tracking of China's first Martian mission Tianwen-I is analysed. Shortly before the spacecraft entered the Mars parking orbit, the two way coher…