On a giant impact origin of charon, Nix, and Hydra

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Canup, Robin M ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Formation; General Kuiper belt objects; Individual (Pluto) planets and satellites; Kuiper belt

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551535189     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/141/2/35     Document Type: Article

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