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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Burrows, William E., 1937- author.     Subjects     Asteroids -- Collisions with Earth.     Comets -- Collisions with Earth.     Natural disasters.     SCIENCE / Astronomy.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Burrows, William E., 1937- author.       by title:      The asteroid threat ...         MARC Display

The asteroid threat : defending our planet from deadly near-Earth objects / by William E. Burrows. by Burrows, William E., 1937- author. Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2014. ISBN:  9781616149130 (paperback) 1616149132 (paperback) Description:  282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm Contents:  Chelyabinsk: Russian roulette -- Chicken Little was right -- Know thine enemy -- The fascination factor -- The other Salvation Army -- The Department of Planetary Defense -- The ultimate Strategic Defense Initiative -- The survival imperative. Summary:  "Presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet. The explosion of a large meteor over Chelyabinsk, Siberia, in February 2013 is just the latest reminder that planet Earth is vulnerable to damaging and potentially catastrophic collisions with space debris of various kinds. In this informative and forward-looking book, veteran aerospace writer William E. Burrows explains what we can do in the future to avoid far more serious impacts from "Near-Earth Objects" (NEOs), as they are called in the planetary defense community. The good news is that humanity is now equipped with the advanced technology necessary to devise a long-term strategy to protect the planet. Burrows outlines the following key features of an effective planetary defense strategy: * A powerful space surveillance system capable of spotting a serious threat from space at least a year in advance * A space craft "nudge" that would throw a collision-course asteroid off target long before it poses the threat of imminent impact * A weapons system to be used as a last-ditch method to blast an NEO should all else fail. The author notes the many benefits for world stability and increasing international cooperation resulting from a united worldwide effort to protect the planet. Combining realism with an optimistic can-do attitude, Burrows shows that humanity is capable of overcoming a potentially calamitous situation"-- Requests:  0 Available Copies:  1 Internet Resource:  9781616149130.jpg Publisher:  Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2014.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Last use No of Uses   BISMARCK PUBLIC LIBRARY BPL Main Floor 551.397 B9469a 2014 In - available for use 01/22/2019 2 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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