Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies: Interim Report by Committee to Review Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies
English | December 31, 2009 | ISBN: 0309143616 | 41 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The United States is currently the only country with an active, government-sponsored effort to detect and track potentially hazardous near-Earth objects (NEOs). Congress has mandated that NASA detect and track 90 percent of NEOs that are 1 kilometer in diameter or larger.