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Asteroid Redirect Mission
and Science
John M. Grunsfeld, Ph.D. NASA Associate Administrator for Science
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Why Study Asteroids?
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Exploration of Asteroids
Itokawa
0.5 x 0.3 x 0.2 km
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NEO Observation Program Optical Capabilities
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Catalina Sky Survey
LINEAR
Pan-STARRS 1
Asteroid 2012 DA14
Feb. 15, 2013
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NEO Observation Program Radar Capabilities
5 Arecibo Observatory
Bennu (1999 RQ36)
Goldstone Observatory
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<<1%
<1%
~60%
~10%
~95%
NEO Observation Program Current Status
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Reactivate NEOWISE
Space Surveillance
Telescope
NASA Infra-Red Telescope
Facility
Pan-STARRS
NEO Observation Program Enhancement Options
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Citizen Science
8 http://iasc.hsutx.edu
The International Astronomical Search
Collaboration (IASC) is an educational
outreach program provided at no cost
to participating high schools and
colleges.