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Spacewalch Discovery of Near-Earth Asteroids Tom Gehrele Lunar End
N9 Spacewalch Discovery of Near-Earth Asteroids Tom Gehrele Lunar end Planetary Laboratory The University of Arizona Our overall scientific goal is to survey the solar system to completion -- that is, to find the various populations and to study their statistics, interrelations, and origins. The practical benefit to SERC is that we are finding Earth-approaching asteroids that are accessible for mining. Our system can detect Earth-approachers In the 1-km size range even when they are far away, and can detect smaller objects when they are moving rapidly past Earth. Until Spacewatch, the size range of 6 - 300 meters in diameter for the near-Earth asteroids was unexplored. This important region represents the transition between the meteorites and the larger observed near-Earth asteroids (Rabinowitz 1992). One of our Spacewatch discoveries, 1991 VG, may be representative of a new orbital class of object. If it is really a natural object, and not man-made, its orbital parameters are closer to those of the Earth than we have seen before; its delta V is the lowest of all objects known thus far (J. S. Lewis, personal communication 1992). We may expect new discoveries as we continue our surveying, with fine-tuning of the techniques. III-12 Introduction The data accumulated in the following tables are the result of continuing observation conducted as a part of the Spacewatch program. T. Gehrels is the Principal Investigator and also one of the three observers, with J.V. Scotti and D.L Rabinowitz, each observing six nights per month. R.S. McMillan has been Co-Principal Investigator of our CCD-scanning since its inception; he coordinates optical, mechanical, and electronic upgrades. -
Glossary Glossary
Glossary Glossary Albedo A measure of an object’s reflectivity. A pure white reflecting surface has an albedo of 1.0 (100%). A pitch-black, nonreflecting surface has an albedo of 0.0. The Moon is a fairly dark object with a combined albedo of 0.07 (reflecting 7% of the sunlight that falls upon it). The albedo range of the lunar maria is between 0.05 and 0.08. The brighter highlands have an albedo range from 0.09 to 0.15. Anorthosite Rocks rich in the mineral feldspar, making up much of the Moon’s bright highland regions. Aperture The diameter of a telescope’s objective lens or primary mirror. Apogee The point in the Moon’s orbit where it is furthest from the Earth. At apogee, the Moon can reach a maximum distance of 406,700 km from the Earth. Apollo The manned lunar program of the United States. Between July 1969 and December 1972, six Apollo missions landed on the Moon, allowing a total of 12 astronauts to explore its surface. Asteroid A minor planet. A large solid body of rock in orbit around the Sun. Banded crater A crater that displays dusky linear tracts on its inner walls and/or floor. 250 Basalt A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock, low in silicon, with a low viscosity. Basaltic material fills many of the Moon’s major basins, especially on the near side. Glossary Basin A very large circular impact structure (usually comprising multiple concentric rings) that usually displays some degree of flooding with lava. The largest and most conspicuous lava- flooded basins on the Moon are found on the near side, and most are filled to their outer edges with mare basalts. -
Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) Scout
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20160007060 2019-08-08T05:23:13+00:00Z Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) Scout Les Johnson NASA MSFC Advance Concepts Office [email protected] Topics • What is a solar sail? • A brief history of solar sailing • NASA’s Near Earth Asteroid Scout mission How does a solar sail work? Solar sails use photon “pressure” or force on thin, lightweight reflective sheet to produce thrust. 3 Topics • What is a solar sail? • A brief history of solar sailing • NASA’s Near Earth Asteroid Scout mission The Planetary Society’s Cosmos-1 (2005) • 100 kg spacecraft • 8 triangular sail blades deployed from a central hub after launch by the inflating of structural tubes. • Sail blades were each 15 m long • Total surface area of 600 square meters • Launched in 2005 from a Russian Volna Rocket from a Russian Delta III submarine in the Barents Sea: The Planetary Society’s Cosmos-1 (2005) • 100 kg spacecraft • 8 triangular sail blades deployed from a central hub after launch by the inflating of structural tubes. • Sail blades were each 15 m long • Total surface area of 600 square meters • Launched in 2005 from a Russian Volna Rocket from a Russian Delta III submarine in the Barents Sea: Rocket Failed NASA Ground Tested Solar Sails in the Mid-2000’s Two 400 square meter sail were autonomously deployed and tested at Plumbrook NanoSail-D Demonstration Solar Sail Mission Description: • 10 m2 sail • Made from tested ground demonstrator hardware NanoSail-D2 Mission (2010) Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun (IKAROS) -
Using Resources from Near-Earth Space
USING RESOURCES FROM NEAR-EARTH SPACE JOHN S. LEWIS University of Arizona DAVIDS. McKAY NASA Johnson Space Center and BENTON C. CLARK Martin Marietta Civil Space & Communications The parts of the solar system that are most accessible from Earth (the Moon, the near Earth asteroids, and Mars and its moons) are rich in materials of great potential value to humanity. Immediate uses of these resources to manufacture propellants, structural metals, refractories, life-support fluids and glass can support future large-scale space acitivites. In the longterm, non-terrestrial sources of rare materials and energy may be of great importance here on Earth. I. INTRODUCTION Space activities have become so much a part of modem life that they are almost invisible. We are aware how important communications satellite relays are for inexpensive long-distance telephone calls and television news broadcast, and we see the color images of Earth's cloud cover in the weather reports on TV. But we are usually not aware that the commercial airplane in which we fly or the ferry we ride locates itself by using navigation satellites 12,000 miles above our heads. We may never hear that the Soviet Union launched several satellites each year dedicated to assessing the American, Canadian, and Argentine wheat crops to help plan their grain purchases. We may be even more astonished to know that the truck we just passed on the highway is being tracked by a satellite, or that the strategic balance between the great powers has long been monitored based on photographic, electronic imaging, radar, infrared, and signal monitoring from space. -
General Assembly Distr.: General 7 January 2005
United Nations A/AC.105/839 General Assembly Distr.: General 7 January 2005 Original: English Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Scientific and Technical Subcommittee Forty-second session Vienna, 21 February-4 March 2004 Item 10 of the provisional agenda∗ Near-Earth objects Information on research in the field of near-Earth objects carried out by international organizations and other entities Note by the Secretariat Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................... 2 II. Replies received from international organizations and other entities ..................... 2 European Space Agency ......................................................... 2 The Spaceguard Foundation ...................................................... 17 __________________ ∗ A/AC.105/C.1/L.277. V.05-80067 (E) 010205 020205 *0580067* A/AC.105/839 I. Introduction In accordance with the agreement reached at the forty-first session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (A/AC.105/823, annex II, para. 18) and endorsed by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space at its forty-seventh session (A/59/20, para. 140), the Secretariat invited international organizations, regional bodies and other entities active in the field of near-Earth object (NEO) research to submit reports on their activities relating to near-Earth object research for consideration by the Subcommittee. The present document contains reports received by 17 December 2004. II. Replies received from international organizations and other entities European Space Agency Overview of activities of the European Space Agency in the field of near-Earth object research: hazard mitigation Summary 1. Near-Earth objects (NEOs) pose a global threat. There exists overwhelming evidence showing that impacts of large objects with dimensions in the order of kilometres (km) have had catastrophic consequences in the past. -
Investigate the History of the Solar System
ARTHUR ROSS HALL OF METEORITES Grades 9-12 Investigate the History of the Solar System Overview Correlations to Standards Students will learn about meteorites and how scientists use these space rocks NY ES4 1.2C: Our solar system formed to investigate how the solar system formed and evolved. about five billion years ago from a giant cloud of gas and debris. Gravity caused • Before Your Visit: Students will complete a formative assessment probe, Earth and other planets to become and read and discuss a text about how and why scientists study meteorites. layered according to density differences in their materials. • During Your Visit: In the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites, students will observe meteorite samples to uncover the story of the formation and evolution of the solar system. Then, in the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth, students will learn more about the formation of the Earth-Moon system, and search for impact craters on Earth and the Moon. • Back in the Classroom: Students will produce an illustrated text that describes the history of the solar system and explains how meteorites help scientists uncover this history. Background for Educators Meteorites are space debris that has fallen to Earth. They’re called meteoroids when still in deep space, meteors (or “shooting stars”) when falling through the atmosphere, and meteorites after they land on Earth. Meteorites range in size from microscopic to kilometers in diameter. They all originate inside our solar system. Most are fragments of small rocky and metallic bodies that broke apart long ago and orbit the Sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. -
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Astronomy Program
FRS 347320 FINAL REPORT FOR GRANT NAG5-3938 SUBMITTED TO: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planetary Astronomy Program TITLE: Beginning Research with the 1.8-meter Spacewatch Telescope ORGANIZATION: The University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory PERIOD OF GRANT: 1996 Dec. 1 - 2000 Nov. 30 PERIOD REPORTED ON: 1996 Dec. I - 2001 Feb. 9 2._o[ PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Tom Gehrels Date Professor Lunar and Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona Kuiper Space Sciences Building 1629 East University Boulevard Tucson, AZ 85721-0092 Phone: 520/621-6970 FAX: 520/621-1940 Email: [email protected] BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE: Ms. Lynn A. Lane Senior Business Manager Lunar and Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona Kuiper Space Sciences Building 1629 East University Boulevard Tucson, AZ 85721-0092 Phone: 520/621-6966 FAX: 520/621-4933 Email: [email protected] c:_w_nnsaknag53938.fnl Participating Professionals (all at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory): Terrence H. Bressi (B. S., Astron. & Physics) Engineer Anne S. Descour (M. S., Computer Science) Senior Systems Programmer Tom Gehrels (Ph. D., Astronomy) Professor, observer, and PI Robert Jedicke (Ph.D., Physics) Principal Research Specialist Jeffrey A. Larsen (Ph. D., Astronomy) Principal Research Specialist and observer Robert S. McMiUan (Ph.D., Astronomy) Associate Research Scientist & observer Joseph L. Montani (M. S., Astronomy) Senior Research Specialist and observer Marcus L. Perry (B. A., Astronomy) (Chief) Staff Engineer James V. Scotti (B. S., Astronomy) Senior Research Specialist and observer PROJECT SUMMARY The purpose of this grant was to bring the Spacewatch 1.8-m telescope to operational status for research on asteroids and comets. -
Definition of Vedic Astrology
ISSN (Online): 2350-0530 International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ISSN (Print): 2394-3629 March 2021, Vol 9(3), 102 – 108 DOI: https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i3.2021.3763 DEFINITION OF VEDIC ASTROLOGY Y. V. Subba Rao *1 *1 Director and Executive Engineer (Retired) University Science and Instrumentation Centre, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India DOI: https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i3.2021.3763 Article Type: Research Article ABSTRACT The definition of Vedic Astrology (“Jyotish”, one of the six Vedangas Article Citation: Y. V. Subba Rao. and ancillary of ageless four Vedas)) clearly refutes the wrong notion about (2021). DEFINITION OF VEDIC Astrology. ‘The think tank’ holds that Astrology as ‘nonsense’ and not to be ASTROLOGY International Journal taken seriously, felt that astrology needs to gain academic credentials in of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 9(3), 102-108. order to be taken seriously. The academics wondered why astrology needs https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaa to find a place at university. After all, it shows no interest in being linked to layah.v9.i3.2021.3763 fields of science. In the present study, it is proved that “Indian Astrology” is an embodiment of all modern sciences and a panacea for all the evils Received Date: 28 February 2021 plaguing the mankind. Astrology is the study of effect of sunlight on the planet Earth and life living on it based on the laws of Astrophysics. Accepted Date: 24 March 2021 Keywords: Vedic Astrology Jyotish Vedas Astrophysics Origin of Life Evolution 1. INTRODUCTION The academics wondered why astrology needs to find a place at university. -
Michael W. Busch Updated June 27, 2019 Contact Information
Curriculum Vitae: Michael W. Busch Updated June 27, 2019 Contact Information Email: [email protected] Telephone: 1-612-269-9998 Mailing Address: SETI Institute 189 Bernardo Ave, Suite 200 Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Academic & Employment History BS Physics & Astrophysics, University of Minnesota, awarded May 2005. PhD Planetary Science, Caltech, defended April 5, 2010. JPL Planetary Science Summer School, July 2006. Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellow, September 2007 to June 2010. Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California Los Angeles, August 2010 – August 2011. Jansky Fellow, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, August 2011 – August 2014. Visiting Scholar, University of Colorado Boulder, July – August 2012. Research Scientist, SETI Institute, August 2013 – present. Current Funding Sources: NASA Near Earth Object Observations. Research Interests: • Shapes, spin states, trajectories, internal structures, and histories of asteroids. • Identifying and characterizing targets for both robotic and human spacecraft missions. • Ruling out potential future asteroid-Earth impacts. • Radio and radar astronomy techniques. Selected Recent Papers: Marshall, S.E., and 24 colleagues, including Busch, M.W., 2019. Shape modeling of potentially hazardous asteroid (85989) 1999 JD6 from radar and lightcurve data, Icarus submitted. Reddy, V., and 69 colleagues, including Busch, M.W., 2019. Near-Earth asteroid 2012 TC4 campaign: results from global planetary defense exercise, Icarus 326, 133-150. Brozović, M., and 16 colleagues, including Busch, M.W., 2018. Goldstone and Arecibo radar observations of (99942) Apophis in 2012-2013, Icarus 300, 115-128. Brozović, M., and 19 colleagues, including Busch, M.W., 2017. Goldstone radar evidence for short-axis mode non-principal axis rotation of near-Earth asteroid (214869) 2007 PA8. Icarus 286, 314-329. -
MHMP 2014 UPDATE PART 3 I D Natural Geological Hazards
I. Natural Hazards D. Geological Hazards The following outline summarizes the significant geological hazards covered in this section: 1. Ground Movement a. Earthquakes b. Subsidence 2. Celestial Impacts Although some states recognize “landslides” as an additional hazard, Michigan’s geology and history tends to make it more prone to land subsidence instead. Michigan’s two main vulnerabilities to ground movement are therefore identified in the sections on earthquakes and subsidence hazards. Erosion is not in itself typically considered an emergency event, except in cases involving encroachment into shoreline developments near a river or lake, and these have been dealt with in the Hydrological Hazards section of this plan. A new section of this plan, celestial impacts, deals not only with the impact of physical objects on property, but also with the effects of solar storms on our modern infrastructure. It will be seen that the systemic technological impacts of this hazard involve greater expected risks than the more well-known impacts of a meteoritic type. Although meteorite impacts are quite easy to understand and visualize, and do have a small potential to be catastrophic, it is the seemingly abstract and mostly invisible effect of “space weather” that has the greatest probability of causing widespread disruption and harm in the near future. Overlap Between Geological Hazards and Other Sections of the Hazard Analysis The most serious Michigan earthquakes would be expected to damage some of the utilities infrastructure in the southern part of the state, and could contribute to the occurrence of an energy emergency. Some flooding could result from broken water mains. -
Why Atens Enjoy Enhanced Accessibility for Human Space Flight
(Preprint) AAS 11-449 WHY ATENS ENJOY ENHANCED ACCESSIBILITY FOR HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT Daniel R. Adamo* and Brent W. Barbee† Near-Earth objects can be grouped into multiple orbit classifications, among them being the Aten group, whose members have orbits crossing Earth's with semi-major axes less than 1 astronomical unit. Atens comprise well under 10% of known near-Earth objects. This is in dramatic contrast to results from recent human space flight near-Earth object accessibility studies, where the most favorable known destinations are typically almost 50% Atens. Geocentric dynamics explain this enhanced Aten accessibility and lead to an understanding of where the most accessible near-Earth objects reside. Without a com- prehensive space-based survey, however, highly accessible Atens will remain largely un- known. INTRODUCTION In the context of human space flight (HSF), the concept of near-Earth object (NEO) accessibility is highly subjective (Reference 1). Whether or not a particular NEO is accessible critically depends on mass, performance, and reliability of interplanetary HSF systems yet to be designed. Such systems would cer- tainly include propulsion and crew life support with adequate shielding from both solar flares and galactic cosmic radiation. Equally critical architecture options are relevant to NEO accessibility. These options are also far from being determined and include the number of launches supporting an HSF mission, together with whether consumables are to be pre-emplaced at the destination. Until the unknowns of HSF to NEOs come into clearer focus, the notion of relative accessibility is of great utility. Imagine a group of NEOs, each with nearly equal HSF merit determined from their individual characteristics relating to crew safety, scientific return, resource utilization, and planetary defense. -
Timberlane High School Science Summer Reading Assignment
Timberlane High School Science Summer Reading Assignment: Course: Space Science Instructions Please read the following selection(s) from the book A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Please provide written answers (short essay style) to the questions at the end. The written assignment is to be turned into your teacher by the first Friday of school (August 28). This is a graded assignment worth up to 3% of your quarter 1 grade. Grading Rubric: The writing will be assessed on the following 0 to 3 scales Each answer should be in a short essay style (minimum one paragraph). o 1: most answers are short one word answers. o 3: complete thoughts and sentences that fully convey the answers. Each answer should demonstrate evidence of reading to comprehension. o 1: answers indicate that the reading was not completed o 3: answers show clear comprehension of the reading Each answer should be correct, relevant to the topic, should strive for detail and completeness. o 1: answers are not relative to question or reading o 3: Answers demonstrate clear relevancy to passage and get to the heart of the rationale for question in relation to subject area. Each answer should refer to a specific statement or include a quote from the reading. o 1: the writing is vague, incomplete and contains little detail o 3: writing is detailed, complete and references specific statements or quotes from the reading passage. Each answer should be original (no plagiarism) Tips on how to read science text for comprehension: Break the reading into more than one session (2 to 4 pages per day).