Tidal Splitting and Rotational Breakup of Solid Spheres

Icarus

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 525-535

  Davidsson, Björn J R ^a  

^a BOX 515   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comets; Solid body; Tides

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002826864     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6214     Document Type: Article

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