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Mitigation of Hazardous Comets and Asteroids (Hardcover, New)
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Mitigation of Hazardous Comets and Asteroids (Hardcover, New)
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It is known that large asteroids and comets can collide with the
Earth with severe consequences. Although the chances of a collision
in a person's lifetime are small, collisions are a random process
and could occur at any time. This book, which was first published
in 2004, collects the latest thoughts and ideas of scientists
concerned with mitigating the threat of hazardous asteroids and
comets. It reviews knowledge of the population of potential
colliders, including their numbers, locations, orbits, and how
warning times might be improved. The structural properties and
composition of their interiors and surfaces are reviewed, and their
orbital response to the application of pulses of energy is
discussed. Difficulties of operating in space near, or on the
surface of, very low mass objects are examined. The book concludes
with a discussion of the problems faced in communicating the nature
of the impact hazard to the public.
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