Thermophysical analysis of infrared observations of asteroids

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1919-1928

  Müller, Thomas G ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ASTEROID; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0036970402     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2002.tb01173.x     Document Type: Article

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