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www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense • Near-Earth Object Observations Program • Interagency and International Partnerships • Mitigation Research Planetary Defense Coordination Office Near-Earth Object Observations Program Kelly Fast NEOO Program Manager Planetary Defense Coordination Office NASA HQ June 13, 2018
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Near-Earth Object Observations Program
Kelly FastNEOO Program Manager
Planetary Defense Coordination OfficeNASA HQJune 13, 2018
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NASA’s NEO Search Program(Current Survey Systems)
U of HIHaleakala, Maui
Pan-STARRS
1.8 m1.8 m
NEOWISE
JPLSun-synch LEO0.4 m
LINEAR/SST
MIT/LLMoving to Australia3.5 m
U of AZArizona
Catalina SkySurvey
1.5 m0.7 m
U of HIHaleakala, MauiMauna Loa, HI
ATLAS
0.5 m0.5 m
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• Near-Earth Object Observations Program• Interagency and International Partnerships• Mitigation ResearchPlanetary Defense Coordination Office
• Receives positional measurement of small bodies from observations made all over the world (and beyond)
• Responsible for identification, designation and initial orbit computation• Now operating under the Planetary Data System’s Small Bodies Node
• Computes high-precision orbits of near-Earth objects• Performs long-term analyses of possible future orbits of hazardous asteroids
(Sentry) and computes orbits for new potential asteroid discoveries to determine any impact hazard (Scout)
• Predicts the impact time, location and geometry in the event of a predicted impact
https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/
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4*Potentially Hazardous Asteroids come within 7.5 million km of Earth orbit
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789 so far in 2018
All NEOs
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190 so far in 2018
NEOs >140 meters
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NEOs >1 km
3 so far in 2018
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KT ImpactKilled Dinosaurs
1908Tunguska
2013Chelyabinsk
Impact Devastation None City Region Continent Global
George E. BrownSurvey Limit
SpaceguardSurvey LimitRequired to meet
current objectives
Number Found
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NEO Population - 140 meters and larger
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Primary NEO Characterization Assets and Enhancements
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NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)• Increased call-up for Rapid Response• Improving operability/maintainability• Improve instrumentation for spectroscopy and thermal
signatures
Arecibo ObservatoryGoldstone Radar
Radar (Goldstone and Arecibo)• Increased time for NEO observations• Streamlining Rapid Response capabilities• Increased resolution (~4 meters)• Improve maintainability
Spitzer Infrared Space Telescope• Orbit about Sun, ~176 million km trailing Earth• In extended warm-phase mission• Characterization of comets and asteroids• Thermal signatures, albedo/sizes of NEOs• Longer time needed for scheduling
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Discovery and Impact of 2018 LA on June 2, 2018
• Discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey
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2018 LA• The Minor Planet Center and JPL’s Center for NEO Studies
(CNEOS) warned PDCO of potential impact• CNEOS calculated impact corridors with available data
Evolution of JPL/CNEOS impact solutions
• Bolide over Botswana (~3.5 seconds, -27 magnitude)
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13ORIGNAL CCTV Footage of Asteroid 2018 LA (ZLAF9B2)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrzSwBp7i3MCredit: Barend Swanepoel and Vicus van Zyl
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) infrasound sensors also detected the bolide
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2018 LA• This was a much smaller object than NASA is tasked to
detect and warn about • This real-world event allowed us to exercise capabilities and
gave some confidence that the impact prediction models are adequate to inform response to the potential impact of a larger object
• In the 20-year history of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observations Program, this is the third time an object has been discovered and an impact solution calculated prior to an impact
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2008 TC3 – impact over Sudan2014 AA – impact over the middle of the Atlantic Ocean2018 LA – impact over Botswana
…all discovered by Catalina Sky Survey astronomer Richard Kowalski
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Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Lindley JohnsonPlanetary Defense Officer
Planetary Defense Coordination OfficeNASA HQJune13, 2018
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Planetary Defense Coordination Office Mission Statement:
Lead national and international efforts to: • Detect any potential for significant impact of planet Earth by natural objects• Appraise the range of potential effects by any possible impact• Develop strategies to mitigate impact effects on human welfare
Planetary Defense Coordination Office
Established in January 2016 at NASA HQ, this office coordinates planetary defense related activities across NASA, and coordinate both US interagency and international efforts and projects to address and plan response to the asteroid impact hazard.
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• Near-Earth Object Observations Program• Interagency and International Partnerships• Mitigation ResearchPlanetary Defense Coordination Office
The Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) is responsible to:• Ensure early detection of potentially hazardous objects (PHOs) – asteroids and comets
whose orbits are predicted to bring them within 0.05 AU of Earth’s orbit - and characterize PHOs of size large enough to affect Earth’s surface to provide warning of potential impact effects if not deflected or mitigated
• Provide timely and accurate communications about PHOs and any potential impact• Lead research into potential asteroid deflection and impact mitigation technologies and
techniques• Provide lead coordination role in U.S. Gov’t planning for response to an actual impact
threat (e.g., planetary science and deep space mission expertise for Federal Emergency Response Team).
The PDCO:• Manages NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observations Program to obtain best data available• Coordinates NEO observation efforts conducted at ground-based observatories sponsored
by the National Science Foundation and space situational awareness facilities of the USAF• Participates in federal agency exercises to plan and develop appropriate impact response• Conducts collaborative research on mitigation techniques with interagency and
international partners
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NEO Close Approaches 2018 < 1 Lunar Distance - through May
And 2018 LV4 at 0.86 LD on June 15 (13-30m)
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• Over 18,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) discovered and confirmed to date• Over 8,000 NEOs greater than 140 meters in size• Over 1,900 NEOs are Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
• White House National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Action Plan to be released late June 2018 by the Detecting and Mitigating the Impact of Earth-Bound Near-Earth Objects (DAMIEN) Interagency Working Group
• 2017 NEO Science Definition Team reassessed NEO search and characterization given current technology and understanding of the NEO population. Of the estimated 25,000 NEOs 140 meters or larger in size (that can cause regional damage), 1/3 have been found. Space-based assets will be needed to complete the catalog.
• FY19 budget request includes an enhanced Planetary Defense program for near-Earth object detection and mitigation
Planetary Defense Coordination Office Status
PresenterPresentation NotesTjf 6/8/18: Updated
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PDCO Past EventsJanuary 16, 2018 Tunguska Revisited WorkshopJanuary 29, 2018 UNCOPUOS/IAWN/SMPAGFebruary 12, 2018 IRTF Future Directions WorkshopFebruary 14, 2018 2012 TC4 post-exercise meetingFebruary 15, 2018 NEOO Program meetingFebruary 15, 2018 Chelyabinsk anniversary (2013)February 27-28, 2018 NEOCam MDR/SRRApril 10-12, 2018 DART PDR
June 20, 2018 UNISPACE+50 June 22, 2018 DART KDP-C DPMCJune 30, 2018 Tunguska anniversary (1908)October 18, 2018 Space Mission Planning Advisory Group - SMPAGOctober 19, 2018 International Asteroid Warning Network - IAWNApril 29 - May 3, 2019 6th IAA Planetary Defense Conference (Washington, DC)
PDCO Upcoming Events
PresenterPresentation NotesTjf 6/8/18: Updated
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PDCO Mission Projects
NEOCam: Near-Earth Object Camera• Infrared survey telescope optimized for meeting
congressional mandate to find and characterize NEOs down to 140 meters in size
• Continues in extended Phase A• Passed SRR/MDR on February 28, 2018
DART: Double Asteroid Redirection Test• Demonstration of kinetic impactor technique • Target - Moon of 65803 Didymos• Launch period opens June 2021, impact October 2022• Passed mission-level PDR on April 12, 2018• KDP-C scheduled for June 22, 2018
NEOWISE• Continues in extended NEO survey operations
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Sentry Object 2018 LB1
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