Name

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      GET_ELLIPSOID

Purpose

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      Return an ellipsoid structure.

Category

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Calling Sequence

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      get_ellipsoid, name, ell

Inputs

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      name = Name of ellipsoid. in

Keyword Parameters

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Keywords

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        /LIST lists available ellipsoids.
        ERROR=err Error flag: 0=ok, 1=not found.

Outputs

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      ell = Returned ellipsoid structure. out
        Contains a, 1/f, and name.

Common Blocks

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Notes

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Modification History

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      R. Sterner, 2002 Apr 18
      R. Sterner, 2002 Apr 26 --- Fixed output structure tag typo.
      R. Sterner, 2002 May 01 --- Fixed error flag.
      R. Sterner, 2004 Jul 28 --- Handled ambiguous matches better.
      R. Sterner, 2004 Nov 12 --- Embedded ellipsoid definition text.
      R. Sterner, 2006 Jan 23 --- Added Unit Sphere.
      R. Sterner, 2006 Jan 23 --- Added 1000 km Sphere.
      R. Sterner, 2007 Mar 26 --- Added Jupiter.
      R. Sterner, 2010 May 23 --- Converted arrays from () to [].
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  This software may be used, copied, or redistributed as long as it is not
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  routine is provided as is without any express or implied warranties
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