Near-Earth object deflection using conventional explosives

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1473-1477

  Walker, J D ^a   Chocron, S ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Collisional physics; Comets; Explosive loading; Impact processes; Near Earth objects

Indexed keywords

ASTEROIDS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; EARTH (PLANET); NASA; NITRATION; PROPULSION; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE RENDEZVOUS; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES;

COLLISIONAL PHYSICS; COMETS; EXPLOSIVE LOADING; IMPACT PROCESSES; NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 56949094264     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.07.056     Document Type: Article

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