The cometary bombardment on the primitive asteroid belt

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 997-1001

  Brunini, Adrian ^a   Huton, Ricardo Gill ^b  

^a Observ Astonomico de La Plata   (Argentina)

^b Observ Astron Félix Aguilar   (Argentina)

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EID: 0347336234     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00231-6     Document Type: Article

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