Temperature, size, and energy of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 G-impact fireball

Icarus

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 251-274

  Carlson, R W ^a   Drossart, P ^b   Encrenaz, Th ^b   Weissman, P R ^a   Hui, J ^a   Segura, M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

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EID: 0031206091     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1997.5756     Document Type: Article

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