Radar observations of Comet P/2005 JQ5 (Catalina)

Icarus

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 285-288

  Harmon, J K ^a   Nolan, M C ^a   Margot, J L ^b   Campbell, D B ^b   Benner, L A M ^c   Giorgini, J D ^c  

^a National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comets; dust; nucleus; Radar observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747282483     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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