Incoming asteroid! [electronic resource] : what could we do about it? / Duncan Lunan.
Lunan, Duncan, 1945- author.
2014
QB651
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Title Incoming asteroid! [electronic resource] : what could we do about it? / Duncan Lunan.
Author Lunan, Duncan, 1945- author.
ISBN 9781461487494 electronic book
1461487498 electronic book
9781461487487
1306164591
9781306164597
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8749-4
Published New York, NY : Springer, 2014.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Item Number 10.1007/978-1-4614-8749-4 doi
Call Number QB651
Dewey Decimal Classification 523.44
Summary Lately there have been more and more news stories on objects from space such as asteroids, comets, and meteors whizzing past Earth. One even exploded in the atmosphere over a Russian city in 2012, causing real damage and injuries. Impacts are not uncommon in our Solar System, even on Earth, and people are beginning to realize that we must prepare for such an event here on Earth. What if we knew there was going to be an impact in 10 years time? What could we do? Its not so far in the future that we can ignore the threat, and not so soon that nothing could be done. The author and his colleagues set out to explore how they could turn aside a rock asteroid, one kilometer in diameter, within this 10-year timescale. Having set themselves this challenge, they identified the steps that might be taken, using technologies that are currently under development or proposed. They considered an unmanned mission, a follow-up manned mission, and a range of final options, along with ways to reduce the worst consequences for humanity if the impact cannot be prevented. With more warning, the techniques described could be adapted to deal with more severe threats. If successful, they can generate the capability for a much expanded human presence in space thereafter. With the dangers now beginning to be recognized internationally and with major new programs already in motion, the prospects for civilization and humanity, in relation to the danger of impacts, look much more hopeful than they did only a decade ago.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 21, 2013).
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