Optimal impulse conditions for deflecting earth crossing asteroids

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === An analysis of the effects of small impulses on Earth impacting asteroids is presented. The analysis is performed using a numerical routine for an exact, two body, analytic solution. The solution is based on two dimensional, two body, Earth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elder, Jeffrey T
Other Authors: Cleary, David
Language:English
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/8778