DocumentCode
1454993
Title
What to do about bolts from the blue
Author
Marcus, S.J.
Volume
35
Issue
12
fYear
1998
fDate
12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
34
Lastpage
41
Abstract
It wouldn´t cost much to find out if an asteroid or a comet is on a collision course with the Earth and then, if need be, mount a preemptive defense
Keywords
asteroids; astronomical techniques; comets; disasters; emergency services; geophysical catastrophes; meteorite craters; Earth crossing asteroid; asteroid; avoidance; collision; comet; deflection; destruction; detection; disaster avoidance; emergency service; geophysical catastrophe; impact; meteorite crater; mitigation; preemptive defense; protection; Costs; Earth; Fasteners;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.736448
Filename
736448
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