Comments on the rotational state and non-gravitational forces of comet 46P/Wirtanen

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 275-281

  Samarasinha, Nalin H ^a   Mueller, Beatrice E A ^a   Belton, Michael J S ^a  

^a NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000287746     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0032-0633(95)00145-X     Document Type: Article

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