Tidal Splitting and Rotational Breakup of Solid Biaxial Ellipsoids

Icarus

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 375-383

  Davidsson, Björn J R ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comets; Solid body; Tides

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000780275     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6540     Document Type: Article

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