Monolithic fast-rotating asteroids

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 500, 2002, Pages 473-480

  Whiteley, R J ^a   Hergenrother, C W ^a   Tholen, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; POROSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ASTEROIDS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0036664909     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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