Laser ablation for the effective deflection, exploration and exploitation of asteroids

Alison Gibbings; Massimiliano Vasile; Ian A. Watson; John-Mark Hopkins; David Burns

Laser ablation for the effective deflection, exploration and exploitation of asteroids

Alison Gibbings, Massimiliano Vasile, Ian A. Watson, John-Mark Hopkins, David Burns

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Abstract

Any asteroid-to-Earth impacting event could result in the wide spread, a mass extinction of life. To address this risk, laster ablation is being investigated as a justifiable and achievable technique for the successful mitigation and deflection of asteroids.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 16 Apr 2012
Event	Astrobiology Science Conference 2012 - Atlanta, Georgia, United States Duration: 16 Apr 2012 → 20 Apr 2012

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Conference	Astrobiology Science Conference 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta, Georgia
Period	16/04/12 → 20/04/12

Keywords

laser ablation
asteroid deflection
asteroid exploitation
asteroid exploration

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Laser ablation for the effective deflection, exploration and exploitation of asteroids

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