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Searching for Neas from Earth or Space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

A.W. Harris
A.W. Harris*
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

Abstract

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Different options for searching for near-Earth asteroids that may pose an impact hazard to the Earth in the future are discussed. The space option has not been studied in as much detail as the ground-based survey option, so a more detailed study of the space option might be appropriate. It is not evident, however, that a space-based system can be competitive or superior to the ground-based option, because past experience argues very strongly to the contrary.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 11 , Issue 1: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIIIrd General Assembly of the IAU (Part A), 1997 , 1998 , pp. 257 - 261
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998

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