Geophysical evolution of the Themis family parent body

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Castillo Rogez, Julie C ^a   Schmidt, B E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAK-UP; FREE WATER; GROUND BASED; PARENT BODIES; SPACE EXPLORATIONS; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES; WATER ICE;

SPACE RESEARCH;

GEOPHYSICS;

ASTEROID; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; ICE; PARENT BODY; SPACE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77953064411     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL042353     Document Type: Article

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