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Direct Detection of the Yarkovsky Effect by Radar Ranging to Asteroid 6489 Golevka

Steven R. Chesley et al. (2003)

Published
Dec 5, 2003
Journal
Science · Vol. 302 · No. 5651
DOI
10.1126/science.1091452

Background

Radar ranging from Arecibo to the 0.5 kilometer near-Earth asteroid 6489 Golevka reveals a small non-gravitational acceleration caused by the Yarkovsky effect.