Collision-induced thermal evolution of a comet nucleus in the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1563-1569

  Orosei, R ^a   Coradini, A ^a   De Sanctis, M C ^a   Federico, C ^b  

^a INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; DUST; HEAT CONDUCTION; POROUS MATERIALS;

LOW-VELOCITY COLLISIONS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

COMET;

EID: 0035667286     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(01)00362-3     Document Type: Article

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