Long-term simulations of the rotational state of small irregular cometary nuclei

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 406, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1123-1133

  Gutierrez P J ^a   Jorda, L ^a   Ortiz, J L ^b   Rodrigo, R ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comets: general

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; GALAXIES; ORBITS; TORQUE;

COMETS; SMALL IRREGULAR COMETARY NUCLEI;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0042855799     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20030845     Document Type: Article

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