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Space astrometry with the Milli-Arcsecond Pathfinder Survey: mission overview and science possibilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Ralph A. Gaume ,
Bryan Dorland ,
Valeri V. Makarov ,
Norbert Zacharias ,
Kenneth J. Johnston  and
Gregory S. Hennessy
Ralph A. Gaume
Affiliation:
Astrometry Depertment, US Naval Observatory (USNO), 3450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20392-5420, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Bryan Dorland
Affiliation:
Astrometry Depertment, US Naval Observatory (USNO), 3450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20392-5420, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Valeri V. Makarov
Affiliation:
Michelson Science Center, California Institute of Technology, MS 301 486, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: [email protected]
Norbert Zacharias
Affiliation:
Astrometry Depertment, US Naval Observatory (USNO), 3450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20392-5420, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Kenneth J. Johnston
Affiliation:
Astrometry Depertment, US Naval Observatory (USNO), 3450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20392-5420, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Gregory S. Hennessy
Affiliation:
Astrometry Depertment, US Naval Observatory (USNO), 3450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20392-5420, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
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Abstract

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We present a mission overview and science possibilities of space astrometry with the Milli-Arcsecond Pathfinder Survey (MAPS).

Keywords

astrometrysurveysreference systemsstars: kinematicsinstrumentation
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Highlights of Astronomy 14: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2006 , pp. 482
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007