Multicriteria comparison among several mitigation strategies for dangerous near-Earth objects
In this paper, a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of different deviation methods for near-Earth objects is presented. Specifically, a solar collector, nuclear interceptor, kinetic impactor, low-thrust propulsion, mass driver, and gravity tug are modeled and compared. For each method, a ma...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2009.
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