Robin George Andrews How to kill an asteroid

the real science of planetary defense

"There are approximately 25,000 "city killer" asteroids in near-Earth orbit--and most are yet to be found. Small enough to evade detection, they are capable of large-scale destruction, and represent our greatest cosmic threat. But in September 2022, against all odds, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission deliberately crashed a spacecraft into a carefully selected city killer, altering the asteroid's orbit and proving that we stand a chance against them"-- Binnenflap

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Engels | 306 pagina's | W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY | 2024

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