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9th IAA PLANETARY DEFENSE CONFERENCE 2025

May 5 – 9, 2025
STELLENBOSCH, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Africa/Johannesburg timezone

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Poster Session 3: Apophis T-4 Years

PS 3
May 5, 2025, 6:00 PM
STELLENBOSCH, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

STELLENBOSCH, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

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  1. 138. Apophis 2029: Synergy between Numerical Models and Radar Tomography Data from the Caltech Mission
    Adriana Daca (California Institute of Technology)
    5/5/25, 6:00 PM
    Apophis T-4 Years
    Poster

    Coordinated use of modeling and in-situ radar data can advance our understanding of the internal structure of rubble pile asteroids, essential for planetary defense and planetary science. On April 13, 2029, asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass within 32,000 km of Earth, closer than geostationary orbit. A potential Caltech-led mission could escort Apophis through this encounter, observe its...

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  2. 12. Towards angular and rotation tracking of Apophis with Meade telescope in 2029: Citizen science tracking ISS and presenting on public education site
    Dr Aron Wolf Siegel (Innofacer)
    5/5/25, 6:00 PM
    Apophis T-4 Years
    Poster

    PDC2025
    Stellenbosch, Cape town, South Africa

    Conference Topic: NEO Characterization (or Public Education and Communication)

    Towards angular and rotation tracking of Apophis with Meade telescope in 2029: Citizen science tracking ISS and presenting on public education site

    Aron Wolf Siegel(1), Hugo de Jong(2), and Nahum Melamed(3)
    (1)Innofacer, Turfschip 328, 1186XZ Amstelveen, the...

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