A quantitative NEO hazard mitigation scale

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 755-762

  Remo, John L ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b Quantum Resonance Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; DEMOLITION; EARTH (PLANET); EXPLOSIVES; HAZARDS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPACE FLIGHT;

HAZARD MITIGATION SCALES; INTERACTION ENERGY;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 1242265063     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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