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Near Earth Asteroids

• Apophis-Asteroid Could-hit-earth
  The fact there is a better chance of being hit by this asteroid than dying in an airplane accident should be motivation enough to give some thought to planning for such a disaster as well as allocating resources to it.
  
  
• Near-Earth Object Program Welcome | News and Updates | Potentially Hazardous Asteroids | Near Earth Objects | FAQ's | Orbits | Images | Search Programs | Space Craft Missions | Links
  
  
• Asteroids and Comets Missions to Asteroids and Comets | Future Missions | Comet and Asteroid Data and Images Available from NSSDC | Other Asteroid Resources | Other Comet Resources | Meteors and Meteorites |
  
  
• Asteroids and Comets Impact Hazard The earth orbits in cosmic shooting gallery, subject to occasional random hits by comets and asteroids. Impact by objects a mile or more across can devastate the planets environmnet.
  
  
• Asteroid Radar Research This web site is primarily a data-organization and communications tool that supports ongoing research by JPL scientists and our colleagues. Material on internal (password-protected) pages is not yet ready for presentation on the web