Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010aas...21546804l&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #468.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.511
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
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Gay Pamela L.
Lehan Cory
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