The rotation of Europa

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 35-47

  Greenberg, Richard ^a   Hoppa, Gregory V ^a   Geissler, Paul ^a   Sarid, Alyssa ^a   Tufts, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Europa; Rotation; Tides

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036374063     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020118427477     Document Type: Conference Paper

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