Secondary fragmentation of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and the ramifications for the progenitor's breakup in July 1992

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-45

  Sekanina, Z ^a   Chodas, P W ^a   Yeomans, D K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0002232945     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00115-3     Document Type: Article

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