Characterisation of small, close-approaching near-earth asteroids

Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) are a population of asteroids in a steady state, constantly being replenished with asteroids from the main belt. NEAs have orbits that come close to or cross the Earth's orbit and therefore some could have impacting trajectories and pose a threat. Small NEAs (diamete...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Janse van Rensburg, Petronella
Other Authors: Erasmus, Nicolas
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Science 2021
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33725