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Selection effect in semimajor axes of orbits of extrasolar planets. / Kholshevnikov, K.; Kuznetsov, E.
In: Solar System Research, Vol. 36, No. 6, 2002, p. 466-477.

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Kholshevnikov, K & Kuznetsov, E 2002, 'Selection effect in semimajor axes of orbits of extrasolar planets', Solar System Research, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 466-477. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022148902121

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Kholshevnikov, K., & Kuznetsov, E. (2002). Selection effect in semimajor axes of orbits of extrasolar planets. Solar System Research, 36(6), 466-477. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022148902121

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Kholshevnikov K, Kuznetsov E. Selection effect in semimajor axes of orbits of extrasolar planets. Solar System Research. 2002;36(6):466-477. doi: 10.1023/A:1022148902121

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Kholshevnikov, K. ; Kuznetsov, E. / Selection effect in semimajor axes of orbits of extrasolar planets. In: Solar System Research. 2002 ; Vol. 36, No. 6. pp. 466-477.

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