Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Feb 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992e%26s.....4...11s&link_type=abstract
Earth in Space (ISSN 1040-3124), vol. 4, Feb. 1992, p. 11-14.
Mathematics
Logic
Asteroid Belts, Planetary Evolution, Protoplanets, Radar Imagery, Planetary Orbits, Solar System Evolution, Asteroids, Planetesimals, Near Earth Asteroids, Neas, Popular, Space, Mission Planning, Sample Return Missions, Composition, Radar Methods, Optical Properties, Physical Properties, Earth-Based Observations, Spectrometry, Meteorites, Parent Bodies, Resources, Utilization
Scientific paper
An overview is presented of near-earth asteroids, whose orbits cross those of the inner solar system planets including earth. It is suggested that a mission to an asteroid that comes close to earth may provide a significant technological challenge to advance the search for a base on Mars, reveal the answers to current problems regarding the nature of small solar system bodies, and help define new questions about the role of asteroids in the formation of the solar system. Although ground-based studies have given data characterizing certain aspects of the asteroid population as a whole, asteroids are believed to contain a wealth of information that is inaccessible to remote sensing and a significant amount that is inaccessible to in situ analyses.
Lewis Scott J.
McFadden Lucy-Ann A.
Swindle Timothy D.
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