Planetary defense : global collaboration for defending Earth from asteroids and comets /: global collaboration for defending Earth from asteroids and comets. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nikola Schmid, editor.
• Editors: Schmidt, Nikola
• Contents: Intro; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction: Planetary Defense as the Unique Historical Opportunity to Shape Our Shared Destiny; References; Part I: Defining the Threat and Current Efforts; Chapter 2: The Cosmic Impact Hazard; 2.1 Historical Perspective on Cosmic Impacts; 2.2 Impact Hazard and Risk; 2.3 Mitigation: Surveys and Predictions; 2.4 Mitigation: Defense Approaches; 2.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: What Are NEOs and the Technical Means and Constraints of Solar System Mapping?; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Defining NEOs 3.3 Mapping NEOs3.3.1 NEO Physical Characteristics; 3.3.2 NEO Orbital Characteristics; 3.4 Discovery and Characterization Techniques; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Methods, Means and Governance of NEO Observation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 How Do We Observe Asteroids?; 4.2.1 Explanation of Terms for Non-Astronomers; 4.2.2 General Approaches to Detect an Asteroid; 4.3 NEO Stakeholders; 4.3.1 NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO); 4.3.2 The Minor Planet Center (MPC); 4.3.3 Center for NEO Studies (CNEOS); 4.3.4 European Space Agency's (ESA) 4.3.5 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)4.3.6 China; 4.3.7 Russia; 4.3.8 Universities and Research Institutions; 4.3.9 Public Involvement; 4.3.10 Private Industry; 4.4 International Cooperation in NEO Surveys; 4.4.1 Rationale for Coordination; 4.4.2 Coordination of Asteroid Observers; 4.4.3 Current Obstacles for International Coordination; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Online Resources; Chapter 5: Technical Architecture to Deepen Our Solar System Awareness; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 First Generation of NEO Surveys; 5.2.1 The Spacewatch; 5.2.2 The Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking 5.2.3 The Lowell Observatory NEO Survey5.2.4 The Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research; 5.2.5 The Catalina Sky Survey; 5.3 Next Generation of NEO Surveys; 5.3.1 The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System: Pan-STARRS; 5.3.1.1 Purpose, Objectives and Achievements; 5.3.1.2 Technical Solution; 5.3.2 The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST); 5.3.2.1 Purpose, Objectives and Achievements; 5.3.2.2 Technical Solution; 5.3.3 The Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) and Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF); 5.3.3.1 Purpose, Objectives and Achievements; 5.3.3.2 Technical Solution 5.3.4 The Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS)5.3.4.1 Purpose, Objectives and Achievements; 5.3.4.2 Technical Solution; 5.3.5 Space Surveillance Telescope (SST); 5.3.5.1 Purpose, Objectives and Achievements; 5.3.5.2 Technical Solution; 5.3.6 The Dark Energy Survey (DES) and Its Dark Energy Camera (DECam); 5.3.6.1 Purpose, Objectives and Achievements; 5.3.6.2 Technical Solution; 5.4 Space Telescopes; 5.4.1 Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE); 5.4.1.1 Purpose, Objectives and Achievements; 5.4.1.2 Technical Description; 5.4.2 The Near-Earth Object Camera (NEOCAM)
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.3/97; Asteroids -- Collisions with Earth; Hazard mitigation; Near-Earth objects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030010003; 3030010007
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 11, 2019).
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