Impact evolution of asteroid shapes 1. Random mass redistribution

Icarus

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 374-388

  Korycansky, D G ^a   Asphaug, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038442161     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0019-1035(03)00079-4     Document Type: Article

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