The stability of multi-planet systems

Icarus

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 261-268

  Chambers, J E ^a   Wetherill, G W ^a   Boss, A P ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0030075458     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1996.0019     Document Type: Article

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