How to Kill an Asteroid: The Real Science of Planetary Defense - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324050193ISBN-10:1324050195UPC:9781324050193Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Space Science, Physics, Aeronautics & AstronauticsBook Topic:Astronomy, AstrophysicsSize:9.40 x 6.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SC8MD5YGRV
How to Kill an Asteroid: The Real Science of Planetary Defense
There are approximately 25,000 "city killer" asteroids in near-Earth orbit--and most are yet to be found. Small enough to evade detection, they are capable of large-scale destruction, and represent our greatest cosmic threat. But in September 2022, against all odds, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission deliberately crashed a spacecraft into a carefully selected city killer,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324050193ISBN-10:1324050195UPC:9781324050193Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Space Science, Physics, Aeronautics & AstronauticsBook Topic:Astronomy, AstrophysicsSize:9.40 x 6.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SC8MD5YGRV
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