OPTIMAL TRAJECTORIES TO KUIPER BELT OBJECTS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0185-1101
DOI: 10.22201/ia.01851101p.2019.55.01.06