Physical properties of trans-neptunian binaries (120347) Salacia–Actaea and (42355) Typhon–Echidna
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a Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA b Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA c SRON LEA, Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Postbus 800, Groningen 9700AV, The Netherlands d Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA e Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, USA f Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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