Report of the Task Force on potentially hazardous Near Earth

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List of Graphs,Tables and Illustrations 4

Terms of Reference and Membership of Task Force 5

Acknowledgements 5

Executive Summary 6

Summary of Recommendations 7

Chapter 1

Introduction 9

Chapter 2

Asteroids, Comets and Near Earth Objects 11

Chapter 3

Environmental Effects on Earth 15

Chapter 4

Overall Risk 20

Chapter 5

Observational Techniques 22

Chapter 6

Current Activities and Future Plans 24

Chapter 7

Activities in Britain 27

Chapter 8

Mitigation possibilities 28

Chapter 9

What is to be done?

including recommendations 30

Annex A

Chronology 36

Annex B

Impacts and Close Approaches of Asteroids

and Comets 39

Annex C

Ground-based Telescopes and Radars 43

Annex D

Space-based Missions 46

Glossary 49

Bibliography (and websites) 51

Acknowledgements for Illustrations 54