Comet 81P/Wild 2 size, shape, and orientation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Duxbury, Thomas C ^a   Newburn, Ray L ^a,b   Brownlee, Donald E ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Chipton Ross Incorporated   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Comet; Orientation; Shape; Size; Stardust project; Wild 2

Indexed keywords

COMET;

EID: 14744298035     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002316     Document Type: Article

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