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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 10: Public Education and Communication

PS 10
May 5, 2025, 6:00 PM
STELLENBOSCH, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

STELLENBOSCH, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

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  1. 194. Engaging Students in Asteroid Search in Côte d'Ivoire
    Dr Kassamba Abdel Aziz Diaby (Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny)
    5/5/25, 6:00 PM
    Public Education and Communication
    Poster

    Asteroid search is a global effort for planetary defense. The International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) is the leading global educational outreach program that provides astronomical datasets to citizen scientists to help asteroids discovery worldwide. Since 2021, the Ivorian Astronomy Association is involved in asteroid search endeavors. Two asteroids (2022 SW188 and 2023 TR26)...

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  2. 121. Hypothetical Asteroid Impact Scenario - Event For Public
    Mrs Jana Ticha (Klet Observatory)
    5/5/25, 6:00 PM
    Public Education and Communication
    Poster

    Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) represent a potential hazard to Earth, and effective planetary defense strategies are crucial for mitigating these risks. The Klet Observatory in the Czech Republic plays a pivotal role in both the research and public outreach related to NEOs. Since its establishment as an astrometric NEO follow-up station in 1992, and more recently with the deployment of the 1.06-m...

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  3. 256. SORVEGLIATI SPAZIALI: LEVERAGING AR FOR PLANETARY DEFENSE AWARENESS
    Daria Guidetti (INAF Italian National Institute for Astrophysics)
    5/5/25, 6:00 PM
    Public Education and Communication
    Poster

    Keywords: Communication, Asteroids, Comets, meteorites, Space Situational
    Awareness

    Sorvegliati Spaziali – Looking Up to Space to Protect Our Planet is a communication project by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, endorsed by NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office Outreach Office. It represents one of the world's first coordinated, comprehensive, and coherent public...

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