The thermal emission of Kuiper Belt objects

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-309

  Thomas, Nicolas ^a   Fitzsimmons, Alan ^b   Ip, Wing Huen ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039890284     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(96)00127-4     Document Type: Article

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