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- 2012
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- article
- Volume
- 341
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 31-41
- Citations
- 263
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J. H. J. de Bruijne
(2012).
Science performance of Gaia, ESA’s space-astrometry mission.
Astrophysics and Space Science
, 341
(1)
, 31-41.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-012-1019-4
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- DOI
- 10.1007/s10509-012-1019-4