The formation of binary asteroids as outcomes of catastrophic collisions

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 45, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 757-770

  Doressoundiram, A ^a   Paolicchi, P ^b   Verlicchi, A ^b   Cellino, A ^c  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

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EID: 0001466533     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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