Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf impact hazard scale
gptkbp:appliesTo asteroids
comets
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Richard_P._Binzel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale
gptkbp:introducedIn 1999
gptkbp:measures potential impact risk
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Palermo,_Italy
gptkbp:publishedIn Icarus journal
gptkbp:range negative infinity to positive infinity
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Torino_Scale
gptkbp:size logarithmic
gptkbp:usedBy astronomer
planetary defense researchers
gptkbp:usedFor assessing impact risk of near-Earth objects
gptkbp:valueGreaterThanZeroMeans event is above background risk
gptkbp:valueLessThanZeroMeans event is below background risk
gptkbp:valueOfZeroMeans event is as threatening as background risk
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5