Origin, Aging, and Death of Asteroid Families

Icarus

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-77

  Marzari, F ^a,b   Farinella, P ^c   Davis, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Celestial mechanics; Minor planets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002943415     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6208     Document Type: Article

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