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The masses of the principal planets

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A set of masses for the principal planets is derived systematically from all available fundamental and independent determinations. In deriving these values an attempt has been made to treat independently those determinations based on differing observational types or analytical methods.

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Klepczynski, W.J., Seidelmann, P.K. & Duncombe, R.L. The masses of the principal planets. Celestial Mechanics 4, 253–272 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01228829

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