We need to be able
to detect these asteroids two to three years before they enter our solar
system. The government of the USA has put 1 million dollars funding into
this area, nowhere near what is needed. Really it is not their responsibility.
55
million dollars is needed to run and maintain state of the art infra red
imaging systems, which will enable us to detect these objects years before
a collision with our world. This would give us the vital time needed to
design a system to combat these potential Earth destroyers.
Take a friendly reminder
of how active our solar system is. Go out side on a clear night to view one
of the annual Meteoroid showers.
The only thing protecting
us from being peppered, by these rocks from space is our thin atmosphere
which burns them up as they enter it, causing the "shooting stars"
that are so clearly visible in the night sky, on the following dates.
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