Erice International Seminars on Planetary Emergencies, 17th Workshop: The Collision of an Asteroid or Comet with the Earth Held in Erice, Italy on 28 April-4 May 1993

Abstract

K/T-Mass extinctions: some astronomical constraints; the dynamical properties of near-earth objects; predicting close earth approaches of asteroids and comets; Australiasian Near-Earth Object programs; the cosmic impact hazard; large body impacts and mass extinction events: evidence from the cretaceous/tertiary boundary and a possible general relationship; historical perspectives on impact hazards; research activities on asteroids and comets conducted in Japan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 1993
Accession Number
ADA280122

Entities

People

  • Brian G. Marsden
  • David Morrison
  • Donald K. Yeomans
  • Duncan G. Steel
  • Eleanor F. Helin
  • John S. Lewis
  • Michael R. Rampino
  • N. C. Wickramasinghe
  • S. Yabushita

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Asteroids
  • Boundaries
  • Collisions
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Explosions
  • Isotopes
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mathematics
  • New York
  • Observatories
  • Symposia
  • Universities
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.