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Feb. 22, 2013
Russia Meteor Renews Focus on Asteroid Threats
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A week after a meteor exploded over Russia on the same day that an asteroid swung closely past Earth, experts discuss how the potential threats posed by near-Earth objects should be addressed. Astronomers Donald Yeomans and John Tonry weigh in on how to keep the planet safe.
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Produced by Denise Chow, Associate Producer
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John Tonry
Professor
Project Leader, Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS)
Institute for Astronomy
University of Hawaii
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Donald Yeomans
Author, "Near-Earth Objects: Finding Them Before They Find Us" (Princeton University Press, 2013)
Manager, NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office
Senior Research Scientist
Supervisor, Solar System Dynamics Group
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California
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by Donald K. Yeomans
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