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KILLER ASTEROIDS
ASTEROIDS
COMETS
METEORS
BARRINGER CRATER, ARIZONA
50 yard diameter
2/3 mile diameter crater
asteroid
From http://www-th.bo.infn.it/tunguska/
TUNGUSKA vs OAHU
Burnt &
Blasted
Just
Blasted
Asteroid Impact Statistics
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RAVITATIONAL DEFLECTION
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L
A
S
STEROID
ERRESTRIAL
IMPACT
AST
LERT
YSTEM
A
T
L
A
S
STEROID
ERRESTRIAL
IMPACT
AST
LERT
YSTEM
A
T
L
A
S
STEROID
ERRESTRIAL
IMPACT
AST
LERT
YSTEM
A
T
L
A
S
Ironwood Observatory
STEROID
ERRESTRIAL
IMPACT
AST
LERT
YSTEM
• portable
• robotic
• autonomous
• local
A
T
L
A
S
STEROID
ERRESTRIAL
IMPACT
AST
• Cost
• ≈ $2M construction for 2 sites
• ≈ $0.5M/year operations
• ≈ $1M incremental/site
• Time
• 2 years from start of funding
LERT
YSTEM
A
T
L
A
S
ATLAS
will identify
>60% of all
impactors
A
T
L
A
S
STEROID
ERRESTRIAL
IMPACT
• Bolides
AST
LERT
YSTEM
• One bolide like 2008 TC3 per year
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