num_pages: 632
description: This text aims to put into perspective recent discoveries in the natural sciences that describe the part played by Earth-crossing asteroids and comets in the extinction of a large range of species. These perspectives include the effects of past terrestrial impacts contained within the fossil record, current astronomical observations of near-Earth objects (NEOs), and future observations and exploration missions to understand the properties of NEOs and assess the hazards they may pose to planet Earth.
language: English
title: Near-Earth Objects: The United Nations International Conference
titlecomplete: Near-Earth Objects: The United Nations International Conference (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)
publisher: New York Academy of Sciences