We Must Decide to Do It! The Saga of Asteroid 2004MN4

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Jul 2005

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The Planetary Report, Volume XXV, Number 4, July/August 2005, p.14

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We watch for asteroids and track these space rocks orbiting around our Sun, hoping we never find one on a collision course with Earth, but history tells us one eventually will come our way. When we do find that near-Earth object on a dangerous path toward Earth, will we be ready to protect ourselves? How will we do it? We could send explosives to space in an attempt to destroy the threat. Or, as Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart suggests and explains here, we could send a craft to gently nudge it into a new orbital path. The discussion of exactly how to handle an NEO headed for Earth continues, and there are many differing opinions. The Planetary Society is part of this discussion, working with Rusty and others to help come up with a solution.

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