Yeomans, Donald K. <br/><br/>
Near-Earth objects :  finding them before they find us / 
Donald K. Yeomans. 
 - Princeton :  Princeton University Press,  c2013. 
 - xiv, 172 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references ( p. 155-157) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691149295 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012005990 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Near-Earth objects.<br/>Asteroids--Collisions with Earth.<br/>Comets--Collisions with Earth.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QB651  / .Y46 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>523.44