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 language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1328-1329 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 312 |
| Issue number | 5778 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General
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Asphaug, E. (2006). Adventures in near-Earth object exploration. Science, 312(5778), 1328-1329. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1128496