Near-Earth Objects : : Finding Them Before They Find Us / / Donald K. Yeomans.
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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| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
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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