The Shape of Triton from Limb Profiles

Icarus

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 587-588

  Thomas, P C ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Satellites of Neptune; Triton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347176989     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6511     Document Type: Article

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