The geology and geophysics of Kuiper Belt object (486958) Arrokoth.

Spencer JR, Stern SA, Moore JM, Weaver HA, Singer KN, Olkin CB, Verbiscer AJ, McKinnon WB, Parker JW, Beyer RA, Keane JT, Lauer TR, Porter SB, White OL, Buratti BJ, El-Maarry MR, Lisse CM, Parker AH, Throop HB, Robbins SJ, Umurhan OM, Binzel RP, Britt DT, Buie MW, Cheng AF, Cruikshank DP, Elliott HA, Gladstone GR, Grundy WM, Hill ME, Horanyi M, Jennings DE, Kavelaars JJ, Linscott IR, McComas DJ, McNutt RL, Protopapa S, Reuter DC, Schenk PM, Showalter MR, Young LA, Zangari AM, Abedin AY, Beddingfield CB, Benecchi SD, Bernardoni E, Bierson CJ, Borncamp D, Bray VJ, Chaikin AL, Dhingra RD, Fuentes C, Fuse T, Gay PL, Gwyn SDJ, Hamilton DP, Hofgartner JD, Holman MJ, Howard AD, Howett CJA, Karoji H, Kaufmann DE, Kinczyk M, May BH, Mountain M, Pätzold M, Petit JM, Piquette MR, Reid IN, Reitsema HJ, Runyon KD, Sheppard SS, Stansberry JA, Stryk T, Tanga P, Tholen DJ, Trilling DE, Wasserman LH.

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DOI: 10.1126/science.aay3999
Published: 2020-02-13
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@article{allodium:10.1126/science.aay3999,
  title = {The geology and geophysics of Kuiper Belt object (486958) Arrokoth.},
  author = {Spencer JR and  Stern SA and  Moore JM and  Weaver HA and  Singer KN and  Olkin CB and  Verbiscer AJ and  McKinnon WB and  Parker JW and  Beyer RA and  Keane JT and  Lauer TR and  Porter SB and  White OL and  Buratti BJ and  El-Maarry MR and  Lisse CM and  Parker AH and  Throop HB and  Robbins SJ and  Umurhan OM and  Binzel RP and  Britt DT and  Buie MW and  Cheng AF and  Cruikshank DP and  Elliott HA and  Gladstone GR and  Grundy WM and  Hill ME and  Horanyi M and  Jennings DE and  Kavelaars JJ and  Linscott IR and  McComas DJ and  McNutt RL and  Protopapa S and  Reuter DC and  Schenk PM and  Showalter MR and  Young LA and  Zangari AM and  Abedin AY and  Beddingfield CB and  Benecchi SD and  Bernardoni E and  Bierson CJ and  Borncamp D and  Bray VJ and  Chaikin AL and  Dhingra RD and  Fuentes C and  Fuse T and  Gay PL and  Gwyn SDJ and  Hamilton DP and  Hofgartner JD and  Holman MJ and  Howard AD and  Howett CJA and  Karoji H and  Kaufmann DE and  Kinczyk M and  May BH and  Mountain M and  Pätzold M and  Petit JM and  Piquette MR and  Reid IN and  Reitsema HJ and  Runyon KD and  Sheppard SS and  Stansberry JA and  Stryk T and  Tanga P and  Tholen DJ and  Trilling DE and  Wasserman LH.},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {Science},
  doi = {10.1126/science.aay3999},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay3999}
}

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JR, S., SA, S., JM, M., HA, W., KN, S., CB, O., AJ, V., WB, M., JW, P., RA, B., JT, K., TR, L., SB, P., OL, W., BJ, B., MR, E., CM, L., AH, P., HB, T., SJ, R., OM, U., RP, B., DT, B., MW, B., AF, C., DP, C., HA, E., GR, G., WM, G., ME, H., M, H., DE, J., JJ, K., IR, L., DJ, M., RL, M., S, P., DC, R., PM, S., MR, S., LA, Y., AM, Z., AY, A., CB, B., SD, B., E, B., CJ, B., D, B., VJ, B., AL, C., RD, D., C, F., T, F., PL, G., SDJ, G., DP, H., JD, H., MJ, H., AD, H., CJA, H., H, K., DE, K., M, K., BH, M., M, M., M, P., JM, P., MR, P., IN, R., HJ, R., KD, R., SS, S., JA, S., T, S., P, T., DJ, T., DE, T., & LH., W. (2020). The geology and geophysics of Kuiper Belt object (486958) Arrokoth.. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay3999

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