A small but increasing volume of observations of cometary nuclei has accumulated during the past two decades. This development is accelerating with upcoming space missions such as Stardust, Contour, and Rosetta. In response to the growing need for a theoretical understanding of optical properties of
The surface of light nuclei
β Scribed by G.C. Thomas; N.W. Tanner
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1963
- Weight
- 364 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0029-5582
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