Optimal deflection of NEOs en route of collision with the Earth

Icarus

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 482-488

  Kahle, Ralph ^a   Hahn, Gerhard ^a   Kührt, Ekkehard ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Comets; dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646540447     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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