Computing the effects of YORP on the spin rate distribution of the NEO population

Icarus

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-103

  Rossi, A ^a   Marzari, F ^b   Scheeres, D J ^c  

^a ISTI CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; rotation; Rotational dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349171847     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.02.030     Document Type: Article

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