An advanced physical model of cometary activity

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 50, Issue 10-11, 2002, Pages 983-1024

  Rodionov, A V ^a   Crifo, J F ^b   Szego, K ^c   Lagerros, J ^d   Fulle, M ^e  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MACHINE BUILDING   (Russian Federation)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c WIGNER RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PHYSICS   (Hungary)

^d BOX 515   (Sweden)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comets

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPOSITION; DUST; SUBLIMATION;

NUCLEUS SPIN MOTION;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0036944860     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(02)00047-8     Document Type: Review

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