This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects (NEOs) including concepts and designs for mitigation. All opinions are those of the author.
Here is Rusty's Alternative Analysis of Alternatives from the B612 Foundation website. I also show below the size-frequency diagram for near-Earth objects by Alan Harris that is in Rusty's report.
Size-frequency diagram for near-Earth objects, courtesy Alan Harris. The superposed intersecting lines bound the 99% of NEO impacts most likely to be encountered and trigger a call for deflection. These NEOs range from 45 – 400 meters in diameter. The left vertical line reflects the most recent estimate of the impact energy (5 MT) associated with the Tunguska event in 1908.Link: B612 Foundation Latest News Page
Link: Letter to NASA Administrator Mike GriffinLink: Rusty's Alternative Analysis of Alternatives
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Size-frequency diagram for near-Earth objects, courtesy Alan Harris. The superposed intersecting lines bound the 99% of NEO impacts most likely to be encountered and trigger a call for deflection. These NEOs range from 45 – 400 meters in diameter. The left vertical line reflects the most recent estimate of the impact energy (5 MT) associated with the Tunguska event in 1908.
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