Gibbings, A., Vasile, M., Watson, I. , Hopkins, J.M. and Burns, D. (2012) Laser ablation for the effective deflection, exploration and exploitation of asteroids. In: Astrobiology Science Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, 16-20 April 2012, (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Any asteroid-to-Earth impacting event could result in the wide spread, a mass extinction of life. To address this risk, laster ablation is being investigated as a justifiable and achievable technique for the successful mitigation and deflection of asteroids.
Item Type: | Conference Proceedings |
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Status: | Unpublished |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Watson, Dr Ian and Vasile, Dr Massimiliano |
Authors: | Gibbings, A., Vasile, M., Watson, I., Hopkins, J.M., and Burns, D. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2012 The Authors |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced with the permission of the authors. |
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