Near Earth Objects (NEOs)
Course 0000001990 in SS 2023
General Data
| Course Type | lecture |
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| Semester Weekly Hours | 2 SWS |
| Organisational Unit | Assistant Professorship of Lunar and Planetary Exploration Technologies (Prof. Reiß) |
| Lecturers |
Michael Frühauf Detlef Koschny Philipp Reiß |
| Dates |
Fri, 12:30–14:00, 012 |
Assignment to Modules
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MW1790: Asteroiden auf erdnahen Bahnen / Near Earth Objects (NEOs)
This module is included in the following catalogs:- Catalogue of non-physics elective courses
Further Information
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| additional remarks | The basic methods and tools for the detection, follow-up observations, and the characterisation of near-Earth objects will be discussed. Different methods to mitigate the threat of a possible asteroid impact will be covered. The different players currently active both in the technical and the political processes related to the topic will be presented. This will include activities at ESA, NASA and other space agencies, universities, and amateur astronomers. The lecture is held in English and is divided into the following teaching units: 1. General introduction (2 hours) 2. From observations to measurements (2 hours) 3. Orbit determination and first impact warning (4 hours) 4. Asteroid physical properties determination (4 hours) 5. Impact effects and consequences (2 hours) 6. Threat mitigation and avoiding an impact (4 hours) 7. Table-top exercise: What to do in a case of an imminent impact threat? (2 hours) 8. Summary (2 hours) |
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Equivalent Courses (e. g. in other semesters)
| Semester | Title | Lecturers | Dates |
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| SS 2024 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) | Frühauf, M. Koschny, D. Reiß, P. |
Fri, 12:30–14:00, 012 |
| SS 2022 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) | Frühauf, M. Koschny, D. |
Fri, 12:30–14:00, MW 2050 |
| SS 2021 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) | Frühauf, M. Grill, L. Koschny, D. |
Fri, 12:30–14:00, virtuell |
| SS 2020 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) | Grill, L. Koschny, D. |
Fri, 12:30–14:00, virtuell and singular or moved dates |
| SS 2019 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) | Grill, L. Koschny, D. |
Fri, 12:30–14:00, MW 2050 |
| SS 2018 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) |
Fri, 12:30–14:00, MW 2050 |
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| SS 2017 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) |
Fri, 12:30–14:00, MW 0234 Fri, 12:30–14:00, MW 2050 |
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| SS 2016 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) |
Fri, 12:30–14:00, MW 0234 and singular or moved dates |
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| SS 2015 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) |
Fri, 12:15–14:15, MW 0234 and singular or moved dates |
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| SS 2014 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) |
Fri, 12:00–14:00, MW 0234 and singular or moved dates |
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| SS 2013 | Near Earth Objects (NEOs) |