Vesta: Spin pole, size, and shape from HST images

Icarus

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 88-94

  Thomas, Peter C ^a   Binzel, Richard P ^b   Gaffey, Michael J ^c   Zellner, Benjamin H ^d   Storrs, Alex D ^e   Wells, Eddie ^e  

^a National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STScI   (United States)

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EID: 0031185092     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1997.5736     Document Type: Article

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