Research Article

Improving the Accuracy of the Martian Ephemeris Short-Term Prediction

Table 2

The configuration of SODP in MEX POD.

Itemā€‰

Martian gravity fieldGMM3_120

N-body perturbationSun, planets, Moon, Phobos, and Deimos

Solar radiationFixed ratio of area to mass

Relativity perturbationSchwarzschild

Initial coordinateMars J2000

Mars-centered coordinatePathfinder model

Earth tropospheric correctionHopfield model