Multi-wavelength spectral study of asteroids in cometary orbits

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1991-1994

  Licandro, J ^a,b   de Leon J ^b   Pinilla, N ^c   Serra Ricart, M ^b  

^a ISAAC NEWTON GROUP OF TELESCOPES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c FUNDACIÓN GALILEO GALILEI INAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Comets; Infrared; Minor planets; Solar system; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; ORBITS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

ASTEROIDS; COMETS; MINOR PLANETS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33751210946     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.11.015     Document Type: Article

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