Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence.


Journal

Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
04 2023
Historique:
received: 17 11 2022
accepted: 08 02 2023
medline: 21 4 2023
pubmed: 2 3 2023
entrez: 1 3 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Although no known asteroid poses a threat to Earth for at least the next century, the catalogue of near-Earth asteroids is incomplete for objects whose impacts would produce regional devastation

Identifiants

pubmed: 36858073
doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05810-5
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-05810-5
pmc: PMC10115643
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

443-447

Subventions

Organisme : NASA
ID : 80MSFC20D0004
Pays : United States
Organisme : NASA
ID : 20-DARTPSP20-0007
Pays : United States

Commentaires et corrections

Type : CommentIn

Informations de copyright

© 2023. The Author(s).

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R Terik Daly (RT)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA. terik.daly@jhuapl.edu.

Carolyn M Ernst (CM)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Olivier S Barnouin (OS)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Nancy L Chabot (NL)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Andrew S Rivkin (AS)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Andrew F Cheng (AF)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Elena Y Adams (EY)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Harrison F Agrusa (HF)

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.

Elisabeth D Abel (ED)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Amy L Alford (AL)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Erik I Asphaug (EI)

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.

Justin A Atchison (JA)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Andrew R Badger (AR)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Paul Baki (P)

Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.

Ronald-L Ballouz (RL)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Dmitriy L Bekker (DL)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Julie Bellerose (J)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

Shyam Bhaskaran (S)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

Bonnie J Buratti (BJ)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

Saverio Cambioni (S)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Michelle H Chen (MH)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Steven R Chesley (SR)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

George Chiu (G)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Gareth S Collins (GS)

Imperial College London, London, UK.

Matthew W Cox (MW)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Mallory E DeCoster (ME)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Peter S Ericksen (PS)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Raymond C Espiritu (RC)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Alan S Faber (AS)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Tony L Farnham (TL)

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.

Fabio Ferrari (F)

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Zachary J Fletcher (ZJ)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Robert W Gaskell (RW)

Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA.

Dawn M Graninger (DM)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Musad A Haque (MA)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Patricia A Harrington-Duff (PA)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Sarah Hefter (S)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Isabel Herreros (I)

Centro de Astrobiologiá (CAB) CSIC-INTA, Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain.

Masatoshi Hirabayashi (M)

Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.

Philip M Huang (PM)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Syau-Yun W Hsieh (SW)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Seth A Jacobson (SA)

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.

Stephen N Jenkins (SN)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Mark A Jensenius (MA)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Jeremy W John (JW)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Martin Jutzi (M)

University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Tomas Kohout (T)

Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

Timothy O Krueger (TO)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Frank E Laipert (FE)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
Nabla Zero Labs, South Pasadena, CA, USA.

Norberto R Lopez (NR)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Robert Luther (R)

Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin, Germany.

Alice Lucchetti (A)

INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Padova, Padua, Italy.

Declan M Mages (DM)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

Simone Marchi (S)

Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO, USA.

Anna C Martin (AC)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Maria E McQuaide (ME)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Patrick Michel (P)

Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France.

Nicholas A Moskovitz (NA)

Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.

Ian W Murphy (IW)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Naomi Murdoch (N)

ISAE-SUPAERO, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.

Shantanu P Naidu (SP)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

Hari Nair (H)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Michael C Nolan (MC)

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.

Jens Ormö (J)

Centro de Astrobiologiá (CAB) CSIC-INTA, Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain.

Maurizio Pajola (M)

INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Padova, Padua, Italy.

Eric E Palmer (EE)

Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA.

James M Peachey (JM)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Petr Pravec (P)

Astronomical Institute AS CR, Ondrejov, Czech Republic.

Sabina D Raducan (SD)

University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

K T Ramesh (KT)

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Joshua R Ramirez (JR)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Edward L Reynolds (EL)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Joshua E Richman (JE)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Colas Q Robin (CQ)

ISAE-SUPAERO, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.

Luis M Rodriguez (LM)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Lew M Roufberg (LM)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Brian P Rush (BP)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

Carolyn A Sawyer (CA)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Daniel J Scheeres (DJ)

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.

Petr Scheirich (P)

Astronomical Institute AS CR, Ondrejov, Czech Republic.

Stephen R Schwartz (SR)

Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA.

Matthew P Shannon (MP)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Brett N Shapiro (BN)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Caitlin E Shearer (CE)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Evan J Smith (EJ)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

R Joshua Steele (RJ)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Jordan K Steckloff (JK)

Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA.

Angela M Stickle (AM)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Jessica M Sunshine (JM)

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.

Emil A Superfin (EA)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Zahi B Tarzi (ZB)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

Cristina A Thomas (CA)

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.

Justin R Thomas (JR)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Josep M Trigo-Rodríguez (JM)

Institute of Space Sciences, Barcelona, Spain.

B Teresa Tropf (BT)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Andrew T Vaughan (AT)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

Dianna Velez (D)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.

C Dany Waller (CD)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Daniel S Wilson (DS)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Kristin A Wortman (KA)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA.

Yun Zhang (Y)

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.

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