Gravitational assist in celestial mechanics - A tutorial

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 448-451

  Van Allen, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0038731357     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1539102     Document Type: Article

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