The dynamics and evolution of Venus' mantle are of first-order relevance for the origin and
modification of the tectonic and volcanic structures we observe on Venus today. Solid-state …

Abstract The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) is an instrument on the payload of NASA's
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft (LRO)(Chin et al., in Space Sci. Rev. 129: 391 …

A planet's crust bears witness to the history of planetary formation and evolution, but for
Mars, no absolute measurement of crustal thickness has been available. Here, we …

Abstract The International Centre for Global Earth Models (ICGEM, http://icgem. gfz-potsdam.
de/, last access: 6 May 2019) hosted at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences …

We present an improved lunar digital elevation model (DEM) covering latitudes within±60°,
at a horizontal resolution of 512 pixels per degree (∼ 60 m at the equator) and a typical …

High-resolution gravity data obtained from the dual Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
(GRAIL) spacecraft show that the bulk density of the Moon's highlands crust is 2550 …

Spacecraft-to-spacecraft tracking observations from the Gravity Recovery and Interior
Laboratory (GRAIL) have been used to construct a gravitational field of the Moon to …

The fifth edition of this textbook has been completely revised and significantly extended in
order to reflect the revolution of geodetic technologies, methods and applications during the …

The availability of high-resolution global digital elevation data sets has raised a growing
interest in the feasibility of obtaining their spherical harmonic representation at matching …

Geophysical analyses are often performed in spherical geometry and require the use of
spherical harmonic functions to express observables or physical quantities. When expanded …