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Mapping NASA’s “Planetary Defense Network” of observatories

The following four (4) maps depict the land-based optical and radio astronomical observatories that constitute NASA’s Planetary Defense Network against potential outer space threats, principally from asteroids, but also other identified Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). A detailed list of the observatories … Continue reading

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