Towards a model of cometary nuclei for engineering studies for future space missions to comets

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 44, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 637-653

  Klinger, Jürgen ^a   Levasseur Regourd, Anny Chantal ^b   Bouziani, Naceur ^a   Enzian, Achim ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0000826520     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0032-0633(96)00067-0     Document Type: Article

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