A HERO for General Relativity

HERO (Highly Eccentric Relativity Orbiter) is a space-based mission concept aimed to perform several tests of post-Newtonian gravity around the Earth with a preferably drag-free spacecraft moving along a highly elliptical path fixed in its plane undergoing a relatively fast secular precession. We co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lorenzo Iorio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Universe
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/5/7/165