Doomsday Asteroid: Can We Survive?
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""One of their more frightening conclusions is that the risk of death in the next 50 years from a collision with an asteroid is greater than that from an airline crash or any other type of natural catastrophe. This very readable book looks at not only the horrors involved in a collision, but at the great benefits we could accumulate from mining and capturing these celestial neighbors."Rocky Mountain News". . . informative, reasoned and interesting."San Diego Union-Tribune". . . a serious look at the possibilities of asteroid and comet impacts on Earth and what can be done to predict and prevent them. . . . a comprehensive look at the threats these objects are to the Earth. They also do a good job showing the limitless possibilities for developing these asteroids in space - a combination not usually found in other books."Spaceviews
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1573922714
ISBN13:9781573922715
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:Prometheus Books
Length:342 Pages
Weight:1.18 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Cox and Chester go for impact with "Doomsday Asteroid"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
"Doomsday Asteroid" presents an interesting perspective on the problems surrounding Earth's defense against cosmic impact. Part of the defense that Cox and Chester expound upon is a space-based telescope, orbiting the Sun ahead of the Earth, that can provide early warning of an impending collision. If nothing else, "Doomsday Rock" should be read because of the stirring prologue from Arthur C. Clarke's 1973 novel "Rendezvous With Rama". In addition to providing the impetus for the now-famous Rama saga, the prologue also lends it's name to the Spaceguard Survey that NASA undertook in 1992. What detracts from the book is the lack of attention to smaller rocks that threaten the Earth. Although much less likely to cause global destruction, asteroids as small as 100 meters can cause vast devastation in urbanized regions and, in the case of a sea strike, coastal areas. Despite that flaw, "Doomsday Asteroid" is a solid, informative read.
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