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Data and software useful for identifying artificial satellites which might be mistaken for unknown
near-Earth asteroids.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/aberesford/neosat.html
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Paul Wiegert
Essays on near Earth asteroids with unusual orbits: 3753 Cruithne, 2002 AA29, hypothetical Earth
trojans and quasi-satellites.
http://www.astro.queensu.ca/~wiegert/
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Wikipedia: Near-Earth object
Encyclopedia article covers collision danger, spacecraft access, efforts to catalog NEOs,
classifications, impact hazard scales.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-Earth_object
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Asteroid 1937 UB Hermes
Efforts on 1937 UB "Hermes", a long-lost Apollo asteroid, rediscovered in 2003, now
numbered (69230) Hermes.
http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~s24/hermes.htm
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Understanding the Distribution of Near Earth Objects.
Technical paper describing sources and orbital evolution of near Earth objects, and implications
for NEO search efforts.
http://www.obs-nice.fr/morby/ESA/esa.html
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DLR-Archenhold Near Earth Objects Precovery Survey (DANEOPS)
A project to search photographic plate archives for images of known NEOs. Procedures used, team
members, images and measurements of successful precoveries.
http://earn.dlr.de/daneops/
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Arcetri Near Earth Object Precovery Program (ANEOPP)
A search for NEO images in existing photographic plate archives. Archives used, procedures,
personnel involved, sample images.
http://www.arcetri.astro.it/science/aneopp/
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Ondrejov NEO Program
Activities at Ondrejov Observatory, Czech Republic, for photometry and astrometry of NEOs. Project
news, binary near Earth asteroids, people involved, lists of light curve parameters.
http://sunkl.asu.cas.cz/~ppravec/
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Spaceguard Foundation e.V.
German organization promoting NEO research. News, links, organization aims, history, current
activities.
http://spaceguard.dlr.de/sgf/default_eng.htm
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Tricky Science of Predicting Asteroid Collisions
Christian Science Monitor article examining asteroid collision science.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0405/p03s01-stss.html
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Spaceguard Central Node
International organization concerned with near Earth objects. Background information on NEOs,
technical information for researchers, "Tumbling Stone" newsletter.
http://spaceguard.ias.rm.cnr.it/
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Planetary Society's Near Earth Objects Page
NEO overview, projects, details on selected objects, space missions, news, Gene Shoemaker grant
fund.
http://neo.planetary.org/
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NeoDys, Near Earth Objects - Dynamic Site
Searchable database of near Earth asteroids, risk calculations for possible collisions with Earth,
orbit calculation software.
http://newton.dm.unipi.it/cgi-bin/neodys/neoibo
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JPL Near-Earth Object Program
NASA NEO Program Office at JPL. Overview, press releases, FAQ, 3D orbit viewer. Research
information and statistics, including risk calculations for possible collisions with Earth.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/
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IAU / Near Earth Objects
Summary of research on near Earth objects, activities of the International Astronomical Union's
Working Group on Near Earth Objects (WGNEO).
http://www.iau.org/IAU/FAQ/neo.html
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Earth Crossing Asteroids
Results from NASA sponsored research on the physical modeling of Earth crossing asteroids using
radar and optical data. Images, animations, 3D models.
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~hudson/Research/Asteroids/
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Earth and Asteroids
Short discussion of Yucatan and Tunguska impact events and current asteroid search programs.
http://www.3dearth.com/asteroid.htm
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NEO Information Centre
Virtual exhibition and online activities on the nature of NEOs and the hazard they pose, what
efforts are being made to detect NEOs and avert collisions.
http://www.nearearthobjects.co.uk/
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Asteroids and Comets
Basic information about near Earth asteroids and the hazard they pose to Earth. Asteroid origins,
potentially hazardous asteroids, Earth crossing asteroids, Torino impact scale.
http://www.geocities.com/joerg52/ASTEROIDS_and_COMETS.html
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