Planetary Science Decadal Survey Prioritizes University of Arizona-Led Planetary Defense Mission
May 04, 2022
May 04, 2022
TUCSON, Arizona, May 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
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A new decadal survey from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends NASA fully support NEO Surveyor, a space-based survey designed to discover and measure asteroids and comets that could pose an impact hazard to Earth. Amy Mainzer, a professor of planetary sciences, leads the effort.
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An asteroid defense miss . . .
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A new decadal survey from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends NASA fully support NEO Surveyor, a space-based survey designed to discover and measure asteroids and comets that could pose an impact hazard to Earth. Amy Mainzer, a professor of planetary sciences, leads the effort.
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An asteroid defense miss . . .