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The IAU and the Impact Hazard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2019

Hans Rickman
Hans Rickman*
Affiliation:
PAS Space Research Center, Warsaw, Poland, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Uppsala University, Sweden email: hans.rickman@physics.uu.se
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Abstract

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A brief history of research concerning the risk of impacts by asteroids or comets onto the Earth is presented with attention to the role played by the IAU. Special focus is placed on the events that occurred about 20 years ago, which caused the IAU to become seriously involved in dealing with the impact hazard and to take a leading role in international coordination of these activities.

Keywords

impact hazardasteroidscomets
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 13 , Symposium S349: Under One Sky: The IAU Centenary Symposium , December 2018 , pp. 71 - 74
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2019 

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