Modern numerical ephemerides of planets and the importance of ranging observatons for their creation

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 249-271

  Pitjeva, E V ^a  

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Author keywords

Numerical integration; Planetary ephemerides; Radar observations; Solar oblateness; Testing of general relativity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000015056     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012289530641     Document Type: Article

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