Volume 48, Issue 5 No AccessMars Phoenix Entry, Descent, and Landing Trajestory and Atmosphere ReconstructionRobert C. Blanchard and Prasun N. DesaiRobert C. Blanchard George Washington University, Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199Search for more papers by this author and Prasun N. Desai NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.46274SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byMars Entry, Descent, and Landing Instrumentation 2 Trajectory, Aerodynamics, and Atmosphere ReconstructionChristopher D. Karlgaard, Mark Schoenenberger, Soumyo Dutta and David W. 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