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Author:

Yeomans, Donald K.

Title:

Near-Earth objects : finding them before they find us / Donald K. Yeomans.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2013

Description:

xiv, 172 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Near-Earth objects.
Asteroids--Collisions with Earth.
Comets--Collisions with Earth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references ( p. 155-157) and index.

Contents:

Earth's closest neighbors -- The solar system's origin : the classical view -- How and where do near-Earth objects form? -- Near-Earth objects as the enablers and destroyers of life -- Discovering and tracking near-Earth objects -- The nature of asteroids and comets -- Nature's natural resources and the human exploration of our solar system -- Near-Earth objects as threats to Earth -- Predicting the likelihood of an Earth impact -- Deflecting an Earth-threatening near-Earth object.

ISBN:

0691149291 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780691149295 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2012005990

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)