Adventures in near-Earth object exploration

Erik Asphaug

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1328-1329
Number of pages2
JournalScience
Volume312
Issue number5778
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2 2006
Externally publishedYes

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Asphaug, E 2006, 'Adventures in near-Earth object exploration', Science, vol. 312, no. 5778, pp. 1328-1329. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1128496
Asphaug E. Adventures in near-Earth object exploration. Science. 2006 Jun 2;312(5778):1328-1329. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1128496
Asphaug, Erik. / Adventures in near-Earth object exploration. In: Science. 2006 ; Vol. 312, No. 5778. pp. 1328-1329.
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