Survival of Trojan-type companions of Neptune during primordial planet migration
@article{Kortenkamp2004SurvivalOT, title={Survival of Trojan-type companions of Neptune during primordial planet migration}, author={Stephen John Kortenkamp and Renu Malhotra and Tatiana Michtchenko Lpl - U. of Arizona and Planetary Inst. and Tucson and University of Sao Paulo}, journal={Icarus}, year={2004}, volume={167}, pages={347-359} }
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