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Discovery of a moon orbiting the asteroid 45 Eugenia

✍ Scribed by Merline, W. J.; Close, L. M.; Dumas, C.; Chapman, C. R.; Roddier, F.; Ménard, F.; Slater, D. C.; Duvert, G.; Shelton, C.; Morgan, T.


Book ID
109812074
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
181 KB
Volume
401
Category
Article
ISSN
0028-0836

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