Planetary Defense Use of the SPHEREx Solar System Object Catalog

Autor:	Lisse, Carey, Bauer, James, Kim, Yaeji
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	The upcoming NASA SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) all-sky 0.7 to 5.0 um spectral survey, to be conducted from 2025 to 2027, provides a unique space-based opportunity to detect, spectrally categorize, and catalog hundreds of thousands of solar system objects at WISE/NEOWISE sensitivities. This paper discusses the unique near-infrared capabilities of SPHEREx, its potential applications in Planetary Defense, (PD), and the implications for risk mitigation associated with Potentially Hazardous Objects (PHOs). By leveraging SPHEREx data, scientists and decision-makers can enhance our ability to track and characterize PHOs, ultimately contributing to the protection of our planet. Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.08705 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv