Near-Earth Asteroids

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:available_sizes a few meters to several kilometers
gptkbp:collaborations international space agencies
gptkbp:collection ground-based observations
space-based observations
gptkbp:community_engagement high
gptkbp:composed_of rocky or metallic
gptkbp:discovered_by 1950s
various astronomers
gptkbp:elevation gptkb:launch_complex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Near-Earth Asteroids
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Chelyabinsk_meteor
gptkb:Tunguska_event
research ongoing
once every few hundred thousand years
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Bennu
gptkb:Itokawa
gptkb:Apophis
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:robotic_missions
human missions
gptkbp:is_monitored_by gptkb:ESA
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:radar_system
telescopes
gptkbp:is_open_to frequent
gptkbp:is_studied_in planetary defense
gptkbp:mechanics rare but possible
gptkbp:mission gptkb:the_Sun
gptkb:NEOWISE
gptkb:Near-Earth_Object_Observations
gptkb:Hayabusa2
OSIRIS-R Ex
gptkbp:natural_resources metals
minerals
water ice
gptkbp:number_of_pieces over 25,000
gptkbp:orbital_period elliptical orbits
gptkbp:public_awareness increased due to media
gptkbp:research ongoing
gptkbp:research_focus impact risk assessment
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:resource_utilization
planetary geology
origin of the solar system
gptkbp:safety_features gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:NEO
gptkbp:size gptkb:tank
large
small
gptkbp:technique gravity tractor
nuclear explosion
kinetic impactor
gptkbp:threats gptkb:physicist
monitored regularly
gptkbp:universe regulations apply
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Didymos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5