About Measures on Minimization of Damage from
Collisions with Asteroids and Nuclei of Comets
N. A. Makhutov1, V. A. Puchkov2, D. Reznikov1, A. Taranov2,
A. V. Zaitsev3
1A. A. Blagonravov Mechanical Engineering Research Institute of RAS,
Moscow, Russia
2Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disaster, Moscow, Russia
3Non-profitable Partnership Planetary Defense Center, Khimki, Russia
Abstract:
As the Planetary Defense System against dangerous celestial bodies is not created yet, it is necessary to consider how to minimize damage from possible collisions with them. Special attention should be paid to collisions with rather small bodies, of size from tens (Tunguska type) to hundreds of meters. The risk of collisions with such objects is especially high.
To mitigate possible consequences of impacts it is necessary to define in advance the place, time, and power from explosive damages. A Forecasting Service is necessary for this purpose. The complex methods for forecasting areas of impacts of asteroids and nuclei of comets on Earth should become a major element of the Service. These methods should model the consequences of impacts.
The expediency of creation of the Forecasting Service is substantiated in the article.
Key words:
Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), Near Earth Objects (NEOs), dangerous celestial bodies, minimization of damage from collisions, asteroids, nuclei of comets, rather small bodies, Tunguska, Forecasting Service, to forecast areas of impacts, to mitigate consequences of impacts.