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Phoebe: References & Edit History

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  • Bonnie Buratti
    Senior Research Scientist, Principal Scientist and Supervisor: Comets, Asteroids, and Satellites Group, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added cross-references. Nov 12, 2023
Modified link of Web site: The Nine Planets - Phobos. Jun 06, 2023
Add new Web site: European Space Agency - Cassini-Huygens - All About Phoebe. May 09, 2018
Add new Web site: Science on a Sphere - Phoebe. Apr 30, 2013
Diameter modified from 220 km to 210 km. Jan 24, 2011
Updated with information about the Phoebe dust ring. Jan 07, 2010
Article revised. Apr 22, 2008
Added new Web site: The Nine Planets - Phobos. Jun 08, 2006
Article revised and updated. May 11, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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