KILLER ASTEROIDSKILLER ASTEROIDS

Robert Jedicke

ASTEROIDS

COMETS

METEORS

KNOWNMAJORASTEROID

IMPACTS

Honolulu Advertiser, 2002 October 10

KNOWNMAJORASTEROID

IMPACTS

BARRINGER CRATER, ARIZONA

2/3 mile diameter crater

50 yard diameter asteroid

50 thousand years ago

REGIONAL destruction

KNOWNMAJORASTEROID

IMPACTS

From http://www-th.bo.infn.it/tunguska/

Just Blasted

TUNGUSKA vs OAHUBurnt & Blasted

2008 TC3First and only asteroid discovered before impact.

Asteroid Impact Statistics

FATALITIES PER YEAR c. 2010

GRAVITATIONAL DEFLECTION

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• portable • robotic• autonomous• local

Ironwood Observatory

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• Cost• ≈ $2M construction for 2 sites• ≈ $0.5M/year operations• ≈ $1M incremental/site

• Time• 2 years from start of funding

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ATLASwill identify>60% of allimpactors

• Bolides• One bolide like 2008 TC3 per year

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