Near Earth Asteroid Trajectory Opportunities in 2020-2024
Author(s):
Erik Asphaug
Co-Author(s):
Panel Selection:
Primitive Bodies
Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Near Earth objects (NEOs) are attractive targets for spacecraft missions with the purpose of obtaining greater insight to the nature of the original bodies from which the terrestrial planets formed, without having to visit the Main Belt itself. Greater knowledge of NEOs directly sheds light on the origin and evolution of the asteroid belt, the formation of planets, and the history of the solar system.
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