Title :
What to do about bolts from the blue
fDate :
12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE