The Near-Earth Object Camera: A Planetary Defense Mission
Abstract
NASA has been tasked by Congress with finding the majority of Earth-approaching asteroids and comets big enough to cause significant regional damage. The Near-Earth Object Camera (NEOCam) mission has been proposed to find, track, and characterize the majority of these objects.
- Publication:
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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019EPSC...13.1049M