Colour properties and trends in trans-Neptunian objects

Earth, Moon and Planets

Volumn 92, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 131-144

  Doressoundiram, A ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KUIPER BELT; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 3242745829     PISSN: 01679295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MOON.0000031932.82944.e2     Document Type: Article

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