Binary minor planets

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue , 2006, Pages 47-81

  Richardson, Derek C ^a   Walsh, Kevin J ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Comets; Evolution; Origin; Satellites

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PLANETS; RADAR ASTRONOMY;

ASTEROIDS; BINARY MINOR PLANETS; BINARY TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS; COMETS; LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS;

ASTRONOMY;

ASTEROID; COMET; IMAGING METHOD; PLANETARY SATELLITE; SIMULATION; SOLAR SYSTEM;

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 33744959310     PISSN: 00846597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.earth.32.101802.120208     Document Type: Review

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