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Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth-Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies - Cosmos
National Research Council
The United States spends approximately $4 million each year searching for near-Earth objects (NEOs). Defending Planet Earth: Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies identifies the need for detection of objects as small as 30 to 50 meters as these can be highly destructive.
152 pages, diagrams, figures
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 21, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780309149686 |
| Publishers | National Academies Press |
| Pages | 152 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 279 × 11 mm · 440 g |
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