Near-Earth objects : finding them before they find us / Donald K. Yeomans.
Publication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2013.Description: xiv, 172 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780691149295
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- QB651 .Y46 2013
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Includes bibliographical references ( p. 155-157) and index.
Earth's closest neighbors -- The solar system's origin : the classical view -- How and where do near-Earth objects form? -- Near-Earth objects as the enablers and destroyers of life -- Discovering and tracking near-Earth objects -- The nature of asteroids and comets -- Nature's natural resources and the human exploration of our solar system -- Near-Earth objects as threats to Earth -- Predicting the likelihood of an Earth impact -- Deflecting an Earth-threatening near-Earth object.
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