On the probability that a comet that has escaped from another solar system will collide with the Earth

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 304, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 579-582

  Zheng, J Q ^a   Valtonen, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Comets: general; Solar system: general

Indexed keywords

SOLAR SYSTEM; STARS;

COMETS: GENERAL; CONSTANT VELOCITIES; MINIMUMS DISTANCE; OORT CLOUD; PLANETARY SYSTEM; SOLAR SYSTEM: GENERAL; STARS: BE;

COMETS;

EID: 0041492675     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02337.x     Document Type: Article

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