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Title:
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Near-Earth objects : finding them before they find us /
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Authors:
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Donald K. Yeomans, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2013
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-691-14929-5
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Size:
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xiv, 172 p. / ill. / 25 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references ( p. 155-157) and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QB651
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Subjects:
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Asteroids--Collisions with Earth
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Comets--Collisions with Earth
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Near-Earth objects
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Description:
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Balancing the wonders of astronomy with the looming potential for an epic, planet-wide disaster, Yeomans, a fellow and research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, explores the origins of near-Earth objects--asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteoroids--and the threat they can pose to our planet
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Contents note:
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1. Earth's closest neighbors 2. The solar system's origin : the classical view 3. How and where do near-Earth objects form? 4. Near-Earth objects as the enablers and destroyers of life 5. Discovering and tracking near-Earth objects 6. The nature of asteroids and comets 7. Nature's natural resources and the human exploration of our solar system 8. Near-Earth objects as threats to Earth 9. Predicting the likelihood of an Earth impact 10. Deflecting an Earth-threatening near-Earth object.
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