The Threat of Impact by Near-Earth Asteroids

The Threat of Impact by Near-Earth Asteroids

http://k2.space.swri.edu/clark/hr.html

This site contains a statement on "The Threat of Impact by Near-Earth Asteroids" by astronomer Clark Chapman of the Southwest Research Institute to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the Committee on Science of the US House of Representatives at its hearings on "Asteroids: Perils and Opportunities" held 21 May 1998. The statement contains much information about the asteroid hazard, as well as some fascinating statistics concerning the relative severity of various risks ­from automobiles to tornadoes to botulism to asteroids.