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13 - Composition of Solar System Small Bodies

from Part Three - Asteroids as Records of Formation and Differentiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2017

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Pierre Vernazza  and
Pierre Beck
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Linda T. Elkins-Tanton  and
Benjamin P. Weiss
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton
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Arizona State University
Benjamin P. Weiss
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Planetesimals
Early Differentiation and Consequences for Planets
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