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Sharma, Ishan (2009) The equilibrium of rubble-pile satellites: The Darwin and Roche ellipsoids for gravitationally held granular aggregates. Icarus, 200 (2). 636-654 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.027

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TitleThe equilibrium of rubble-pile satellites: The Darwin and Roche ellipsoids for gravitationally held granular aggregates
JournalIcarus
AuthorsSharma, IshanAuthor
Year2009 (April)Volume200
Issue2
PublisherElsevier BV
DOIdoi:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.027Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceSharma, Ishan (2009) The equilibrium of rubble-pile satellites: The Darwin and Roche ellipsoids for gravitationally held granular aggregates. Icarus, 200 (2). 636-654 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.027
Plain TextSharma, Ishan (2009) The equilibrium of rubble-pile satellites: The Darwin and Roche ellipsoids for gravitationally held granular aggregates. Icarus, 200 (2). 636-654 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.027
In(2009, April) Icarus Vol. 200 (2) Elsevier BV

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