Origin, internal structure and evolution of 4 Vesta

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 77-93

  Zuber, Maria T ^a   McSween Jr , Harry Y ^b   Binzel, Richard P ^a   Elkins Tanton, Linda T ^a   Konopliv, Alexander S ^c   Pieters, Carle M ^d   Smith, David E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroid; Core; Crust; Evolution; Impact; Mantle; Vesta

Indexed keywords

CORE; CRUST; EVOLUTION; IMPACT; MANTLE; VESTA;

MELTING; METEORITES; PLANETS; ROTATION; SILICATES; SOLAR SYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ASTEROIDS;

EID: 84855706281     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-011-9806-8     Document Type: Article

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