Collisions, cosmic radiation and the colors of the Trojan asteroids

Icarus

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 134-139

  Melita, M D ^a   Strazzulla, G ^b   Bar Nun, A ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO   (Argentina)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Comets; Origin; Solar System; Surfaces; Trojan asteroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 68749108279     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.04.024     Document Type: Article

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