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Bulk density of asteroid 243 Ida from the orbit of its satellite Dactyl

1995132 citationsJournal Article

Authors

M. J. S. Belton · Optica

C. R. Chapman · Planetary Science Institute

P. C. Thomas · Cornell University

Merton E. Davies · RAND Corporation

R. Greenberg · University of Arizona

K. P. Klaasen · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Dennis V. Byrnes ·

Topics & Keywords

Astro and Planetary Science Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 374, Issue 6525, pp. 785-788

DOI: 10.1038/374785a0

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 11.43

Bulk density of asteroid 243 Ida from the orbit of its satellite Dactyl | Researchclopedia

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Louis A. D’Amario · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

S. P. Synnott · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

T. V. Johnson · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

A. S. McEwen · Astrogeology Science Center

W. J. Merline · Planetary Science Institute

Donald R. Davis · Planetary Science Institute

Jean-Marc Petit · University of Arizona

A. D. Storrs · Space Telescope Science Institute

J. Veverka · Cornell University

B. Zellner · Georgia Southern University