Near-Earth Objects: The United Nations International Conference

by United Nations

This text aims to put into perspective recent discoveries in the natural sciences that describe the part played by Earth-crossing asteroids and comets in the extinction of a large range of species. These perspectives include the effects of past terrestrial impacts contained within the fossil record, current astronomical observations of near-Earth objects (NEOs), and future observations and exploration missions to understand the properties of NEOs and assess the hazards they may pose to planet Earth.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573310409
• ISBN13: 9781573310406
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.