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| Paper: |
Utilizing Habitable Worlds Observatory for Planetary Defense |
| Monograph: |
10, HWO25 Proceedings Part I: Community Science Case Development Documents |
| Page: |
587 |
| Authors: |
Jessie Dotson; Andrew S. Rivkin; Cristina Thomas; Geronimo Villanueva; Davide Farnocchia; Steven Chesley; Jessica L. Noviello |
| DOI: |
10.26624/ZXDX6028 |
| Abstract: |
The work done to protect Earth from space objects (e.g., asteroids) is called planetary defense. Previous
NASA missions and ground-based telescopes have identified and characterized near-Earth asteroids, and
based on these observations, the chances of impact were calculated for the most dangerous of these bodies.
The Habitable Worlds Observatory would be the most powerful telescope ever launched. From its position
at the second Lagrangian point, HWO could be able to use its advanced instrumentation to search for
potentially hazardous asteroids and other space objects that pose a risk to Earth. In this paper, we present
these preliminary observational and instrumentation requirements for the accurate assessment of space objects
in support of planetary defense. |
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