Adventures in near-Earth object exploration |
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Authors: | Asphaug Erik |
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Institution: | Earth Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. asphaug@pmc.ucsc.edu |
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Abstract: | Asteroids, because of the hazard they pose to Earth, are compelling targets for robotic and human space exploration. Yet because of their exotic low-gravity environment, simply landing on an asteroid appears to be much more challenging than we had appreciated 5 or 10 years ago. Thanks to a bold new mission from Japan that has made the first asteroid sample return attempt, this goal is now within our reach. |
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