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Asteroid Redirect Mission

and Science

John M. Grunsfeld, Ph.D. NASA Associate Administrator for Science

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Why Study Asteroids?

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Exploration of Asteroids

Itokawa

0.5 x 0.3 x 0.2 km

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NEO Observation Program Optical Capabilities

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Catalina Sky Survey

LINEAR

Pan-STARRS 1

Asteroid 2012 DA14

Feb. 15, 2013

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NEO Observation Program Radar Capabilities

5 Arecibo Observatory

Bennu (1999 RQ36)

Goldstone Observatory

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<<1%

<1%

~60%

~10%

~95%

NEO Observation Program Current Status

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Reactivate NEOWISE

Space Surveillance

Telescope

NASA Infra-Red Telescope

Facility

Pan-STARRS

NEO Observation Program Enhancement Options

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Citizen Science

8 http://iasc.hsutx.edu

The International Astronomical Search

Collaboration (IASC) is an educational

outreach program provided at no cost

to participating high schools and

colleges.