This paper aims at investigating the feasibility of gaining complete and continuous coverage of an extended equatorial belt of Mars, under the effects of orbital perturbations. The problem could be solved by considering a minimum number of three probes, which move slightly off the Martian Areostationary Orbit. The proposed configurations allow the achievement of the goal without entailing corrective manoeuvres and presenting only a longitudinal motion with respect to the surface of Mars.

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稍微偏离静止轨道的探测器对火星的覆盖

本文旨在研究在轨道扰动的影响下获得完整和连续覆盖火星赤道带的可行性。这个问题可以通过考虑最少数量的三个探测器来解决，这些探测器稍微偏离火星静止轨道。所提议的配置允许实现目标，而无需进行纠正性机动并且仅呈现相对于火星表面的纵向运动。