Non-gravitational force modeling of Comet 81P/Wild 2. I. A nucleus bulk density estimate

Icarus

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 224-242

  Davidsson, Björn J R ^a   Gutiérrez, Pedro J ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

81P Wild 2; Bulk density; Comets; Dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844468985     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2005.07.023     Document Type: Article

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