Surface lithologic heterogeneity of asteroid 4 Vesta

Icarus

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 130-157

  Gaffey, Michael J ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0031138649     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1997.5680     Document Type: Article

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