TY - BOOK AU - Yeomans,Donald K. TI - Near-Earth objects: finding them before they find us SN - 0691149291 : HRD AV - QB651 .Y46 2013 U1 - 523.44 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Near-Earth objects KW - Asteroids KW - Collisions with Earth KW - Comets N1 - Includes bibliographical references ( p. 155-157) and index; Earth's closest neighbors -- The solar system's origin : the classical view -- How and where do near-Earth objects form? -- Near-Earth objects as the enablers and destroyers of life -- Discovering and tracking near-Earth objects -- The nature of asteroids and comets -- Nature's natural resources and the human exploration of our solar system -- Near-Earth objects as threats to Earth -- Predicting the likelihood of an Earth impact -- Deflecting an Earth-threatening near-Earth object ER -