A steady-state model of NEA binaries formed by tidal disruption of gravitational aggregates

Icarus

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 553-566

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

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; dynamics; Satellites of asteroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949129783     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.08.020     Document Type: Article

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