Discovery and follow-up simulations for small Earth-crossing asteroids

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 291-297

  Muinonen, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0012285777     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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