NASA NTRS · 19780057652
Lightcurve analyses for 170 small asteroids
Abstract
Small asteroids, with sizes of about 1 km, appear to rotate faster than do the larger, about 200 km, asteroids. There is a lack of highly elongated objects, probably due to a collisional erosion process in the main asteroid belt.
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Degewij, J.. 1977-01-01. Lightcurve analyses for 170 small asteroids. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19780057652
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