Table 1 Implemented and reconstructed Gauss coefficients for the dipole, quadrupole and octupole field resulting from the simulated data along the circular orbits at a distance of \(0.2\,R_\text {M}\) from Mercury’s surface
Gauss coefficient | Input in nT | Output Capon in nT |
|---|---|---|
\(g_1^0\) | – 190.0 | – 191.2 |
\(g_1^1\) | 0.0 | – 1.9 |
\(h_1^1\) | 0.0 | – 1.7 |
\(g_2^0\) | – 78.0 | – 76.0 |
\(g_2^1\) | 0.0 | 1.3 |
\(h_2^1\) | 0.0 | – 0.5 |
\(g_2^2\) | 0.0 | – 0.5 |
\(h_2^2\) | 0.0 | – 0.2 |
\(g_3^0\) | – 20.0 | – 20.3 |
\(g_3^1\) | 0.0 | 0.5 |
\(h_3^1\) | 0.0 | 0.4 |
\(g_3^2\) | 0.0 | – 0.1 |
\(h_3^2\) | 0.0 | 0.9 |
\(g_3^3\) | 0.0 | 1.0 |
\(h_3^3\) | 0.0 | – 0.2 |