Radar observations of asteroid 216 Kleopatra

Science

Volumn 288, Issue 5467, 2000, Pages 836-839

  Ostro, Steven J ^a   Hudson, R Scott ^b   Nolan, Michael C ^c   Margot, Jean Luc ^c   Scheeres, Daniel J ^d   Campbell, Donald B ^e   Magri, Christopher ^f   Giorgini, Jon D ^a   Yeomans, Donald K ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

^c Arecibo Observatory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOIL; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0034607690     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5467.836     Document Type: Article

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