NEAR Photometry of Asteroid 253 Mathilde

Icarus

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-65

  Clark, Beth E ^a   Veverka, J ^a   Helfenstein, P ^a   Thomas, P C ^a   Bell III, J F ^a   Harch, A ^a   Robinson, M S ^b   Murchie, S L ^c   McFadden, L A ^d   Chapman, C R ^e  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Carbonaceous chondrites; Photometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002853091     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6124     Document Type: Article

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