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The Role of Radar Astronomy in Assessing and Mitigating the Asteroid Impact Hazard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

Jean-Luc Margot  and
Jon D. Giorgini
Jean-Luc Margot
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA email: jlm@astro.ucla.edu
Jon D. Giorgini
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Jon.Giorgini@jpl.nasa.gov
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Abstract

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Radar instruments play a critical role in studies of Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) on two distinct levels: trajectory prediction and physical characterization.

Keywords

minor planetsasteroidsastrometryradar astronomy

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Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Highlights H16: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2012 , pp. 476 - 477
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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