In the framework of the analytical theory of close encounters, and under suitable assumptions, we compute the size of the region in orbital elements space containing collisions solutions. In the linearized approximation in the semimajor axis/eccentricity plane the collision region is the interior of an ellipse. Examples are given from past cases of Near Earth Asteroids having the possibility of impacting our planet.

The size of collision solutions in orbital elements space

Valsecchi GB;Rossi A;
2005

Abstract

In the framework of the analytical theory of close encounters, and under suitable assumptions, we compute the size of the region in orbital elements space containing collisions solutions. In the linearized approximation in the semimajor axis/eccentricity plane the collision region is the interior of an ellipse. Examples are given from past cases of Near Earth Asteroids having the possibility of impacting our planet.
2005
Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo" - ISTI
978-0-521-85203-6
Asteroids
Celestial mechanics
Impact Risk
Near Earth Asteroids
astrodynamics
impact risk
celestial mechanics
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