The geology of 433 Eros

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1651-1684

  Robinson, M S ^a   Thomas, P C ^b   Veverka, J ^c   Murchie, S L ^d   Wilcox, B B ^e  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTEROID; CHEMISTRY; CRATER; GEOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SURFACE;

EID: 0036973251     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2002.tb01157.x     Document Type: Article

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