Near-earth objects : finding them before they find us /

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Of all the natural disasters that could befall us, only an Earth impact by a large comet or asteroid has the potential to end civilization in a single blow. Yet these near-Earth objects also offer tantalizing clues to our solar system's origins, and someday could even serve as stepping-stones f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yeomans, Donald K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Near-Earth objects.
Asteroids > Collisions with Earth.
Comets > Collisions with Earth.
Géocroiseurs.
Astéroïdes > Collisions avec la Terre.
Comètes > Collisions avec la Terre.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Asteroids > Collisions with Earth
Comets > Collisions with Earth
Near-Earth objects
Planetoid
Komet
Weltraumbeobachtung
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface to the Paperback Edition
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Earth's Closest Neighbors
  • Chapter 2. The Solar System's Origin
  • Chapter 3. How and Where Do Near-Earth Objects Form?
  • Chapter 4. Near-Earth Objects as the Enablers and Destroyers of Life
  • Chapter 5. Discovering and Tracking Near-Earth Objects
  • Chapter 6. The Nature of Asteroids and Comets
  • Chapter 7. Nature's Natural Resources and the Human Exploration of Our Solar System
  • Chapter 8. Near-Earth Objects as Threats to Earth
  • Chapter 9. Predicting the Likelihood of an Earth Impact
  • Chapter 10. Deflecting an Earth-Threatening Near-Earth Object
  • References
  • Index of Asteroid and Cometary Objects
  • General Index.

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