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020			_a9781616149130 (paperback)
020			_a1616149132 (paperback)
020			_z9781616149147 (ebook)
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dDLC _dMvI _dUtOrBLW
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050	0	0	_aQB651 _b.B87 2014
082	0	0	_a551.3/97 _223
084			_aSCI004000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aBurrows, William E., _d1937-2024, _9952
245	1	4	_aThe asteroid threat : _bdefending our planet from deadly near-Earth objects / _cWilliam E. Burrows.
264		1	_aAmherst, New York : _bPrometheus Books, _c2014.
300			_a282 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 265-271) and index.
505	0		_aChelyabinsk: Russian roulette -- Chicken Little was right -- Know thine enemy -- The fascination factor -- The other Salvation Army -- The Department of Planetary Defense -- The ultimate Strategic Defense Initiative -- The survival imperative.
520			_a"Presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet. The explosion of a large meteor over Chelyabinsk, Siberia, in February 2013 is just the latest reminder that planet Earth is vulnerable to damaging and potentially catastrophic collisions with space debris of various kinds. In this informative and forward-looking book, veteran aerospace writer William E. Burrows explains what we can do in the future to avoid far more serious impacts from "Near-Earth Objects" (NEOs), as they are called in the planetary defense community. The good news is that humanity is now equipped with the advanced technology necessary to devise a long-term strategy to protect the planet. Burrows outlines the following key features of an effective planetary defense strategy: * A powerful space surveillance system capable of spotting a serious threat from space at least a year in advance * A space craft "nudge" that would throw a collision-course asteroid off target long before it poses the threat of imminent impact * A weapons system to be used as a last-ditch method to blast an NEO should all else fail. The author notes the many benefits for world stability and increasing international cooperation resulting from a united worldwide effort to protect the planet. Combining realism with an optimistic can-do attitude, Burrows shows that humanity is capable of overcoming a potentially calamitous situation"-- _cProvided by publisher.
596			_a1
650		0	_aAsteroids _xCollisions with Earth. _93816
650		0	_aComets _xCollisions with Earth. _93817
650		0	_aNatural disasters. _92983
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Astronomy. _2bisacsh
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