Space-based infrared near-Earth asteroid survey simulation

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 801-816

  Tedesco, Edward F ^a   Muinonen, Karri ^b   Price, Stephan D ^c  

^a TerraSystems Incorporated   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroid; Hazard; Infrared; Minor planet; NEA; Near Earth; NEO; Spacecraft

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000503961     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(00)00049-0     Document Type: Article

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