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The Sentinel mission: mapping the locations & trajectories of earth-crossing asteroids


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20 December 2012



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“In this LASP Public Lecture from December 12, 2012, Dr. Harold Reitsema of the B612 Foundation discussed what we know about NEAs and presented the current status of the Sentinel project.”

 

As we arrive at the end of an age (and the beginning of another) on the Mayan calendar, let’s take a moment to consider a real threat to Earth.  The video within a video with higher production quality begins at 2:20.

 

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John Payne


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