Characterization, Mitigation, Mission Designs, and Consequences of Asteroid Impacts on Earth
Characterization, Mitigation, Mission Designs, and Consequences of Asteroid Impacts on Earth
Session ID#: 122379
Session Description:
The session will address the asteroid hazard to human life, infrastructure, ecosystems, and the global environment, as well as methods for risk assessment and mitigation, including deflection experiments and characterization of asteroid physical properties, internal structure, surface morphology, small body dynamics, and spin states. The AIDA collaboration that includes the NASA DART and ESA Hera missions to the binary asteroid Didymos will address all these topics, and the status and plans will be presented. The assessment of Earth impact effects, kinetic impact effects, and planetary defense scenario development using high-performance computer simulations are also important activities. Characterization data are required for these models. Simulation models inform mission designers of the suitability and effectiveness of various mitigation methods. We encourage a broad spectrum of opinion in our effort to bring together diverse research efforts for this session.
Co-Organized:
- P - Planetary Sciences
Co-Sponsor(s):
- AAS: American Astronomical Society -
Index Terms:
4306 Multihazards [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4316 Physical modeling [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4333 Disaster risk analysis and assessment [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4339 Disaster mitigation [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener: Souheil M Ezzedine, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States
Conveners: Mark Boslough, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States and Brent Barbee, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Primary Liaison: Brent Barbee, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
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