The difference in inclination changes of two counter-orbiting polar satellites cancels the Newtonian quadrupole bias and isolates the Lense-Thirring precession, in principle allowing a cleaner Earth-based test.
Phenomenology of the Lense-Thirring effect in the Solar System
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Recent years have seen increasing efforts to directly measure some aspects of the general relativistic gravitomagnetic interaction in several astronomical scenarios in the solar system. After briefly overviewing the concept of gravitomagnetism from a theoretical point of view, we review the performed or proposed attempts to detect the Lense-Thirring effect affecting the orbital motions of natural and artificial bodies in the gravitational fields of the Sun, Earth, Mars and Jupiter. In particular, we will focus on the evaluation of the impact of several sources of systematic uncertainties of dynamical origin to realistically elucidate the present and future perspectives in directly measuring such an elusive relativistic effect.
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Using the Difference of the Inclinations of a Pair of Counter-Orbiting Satellites to Measure the Lense-Thirring Effect
The difference in inclination changes of two counter-orbiting polar satellites cancels the Newtonian quadrupole bias and isolates the Lense-Thirring precession, in principle allowing a cleaner Earth-based test.