The Shape of Io from Galileo Limb Measurements

Icarus

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 175-180

  Thomas, P C ^a   Davies, M E ^b   Colvin, T R ^b   Oberst, J ^c   Schuster, P ^c   Neukum, G ^c   Carr, M H ^d   McEwen, A ^e   Schubert, G ^f   Belton, M J S ^g  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000130543     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1998.5987     Document Type: Article

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