The frontier science and key technologies of asteroid monitoring and early warning, security defense and resource utilization

Gong, Zizheng; Li, Ming; Chen, Chuan; Zhao, Changyin

doi:10.1360/tb-2019-0425

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“…The development of deep space exploration technology is of great help to mankind's understanding of major scientific issues such as the origin and evolution of life. Since the 1960s, the pace of human exploration of deep space has not stopped (Gong et al, 2020; Tang et al, 2010; Ye & Peng, 2006; Ye et al, 2018). The regolith of a planet contains abundant energy and resources and contains a variety of information about the planet.…”

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Review on research and development of planetary penetrator

Zhou,

Feng,

Liu

et al. 2024

Journal of Field Robotics

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A planetary penetrator is a kind of machine that can use its special structure to independently penetrate an exoplanet and sample it for storage. It is a hot research topic in the world and has important development potential in the field of deep space exploration. Based on the analysis of relevant literature, this paper classifies and compares various representative planetary penetrator projectiles around the current research status. The development progress and key technologies of the planetary penetrator are analyzed, the current technical challenges are summarized, and the development trend of the planetary penetrator has prospected. The planetary probe has a broad application prospect, and its development will provide technical support for humans to establish extraterrestrial habitat, and play an important role in the field of deep space exploration. Currently, planetary penetrator research is still in its infancy, and the field is full of possibilities that need to be explored and improved.

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confidence: 99%

Review on research and development of planetary penetrator

Zhou,

Feng,

Liu

et al. 2024

Journal of Field Robotics

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“…The drawbacks of ground-based surveillance can be eliminated with a space-based platform. Space-based NEA surveillance systems have the advantages of flexibility, not limited by the atmosphere and weather, and large coverage [51]. Several space-based NEA surveillance missions have been carried out or planned, such as NEOWISE, NEOSSat, Arlkyd, NEOCam, and Earthguard-I [34,52,53].…”

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“…Usually, one space-based surveyor (with the limited apparent visible magnitude equaling to 24) can only cover 60%-80% of NEAs (or PHAs) after years of detection and many of them are lost due to the phase difference [57]. Recently, the concept of NEA surveillance constellation has been proposed in order to improve overall efficiency and provide even more flexibility [51,58,59]. In this paper, we proposed a new concept of NEA surveillance constellation on the Venus-like orbit, the CROWN (constellation of heterogeneous wide-field NEA surveyors).…”

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Near-Earth Asteroid Surveillance Constellation in the Sun-Venus Three-Body System

Zhou

Huo

et al. 2022

Space Sci Technol

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The threat of potential hazardous near-Earth asteroid (PHA) impact on Earth is increasingly attracting public attention. Monitoring and early warning of those PHAs are the premise of planetary defense. In this paper, we proposed a novel concept of surveillance constellation of heterogeneous wide-field near-Earth asteroid (NEA) surveyors (CROWN), in which six space-based surveyors are loosely deployed in Venus-like orbits to detect the NEAs along the direction of the sunlight. First, the concept and overall design of the NEA surveillance constellation are discussed. Second, the transfer and deployment trajectory of the surveyors are investigated based on the Sun-Venus three-body system. The Sun-Venus libration orbit is taken as the parking orbit, and its stable invariant manifolds are used to reduce the deployment fuel consumption. Next, the detection performance of the CROWN was evaluated considering constraints of apparent visual magnitude and field of view. The NEA orbit determination (OD) using the CROWN was studied and verified. Simulation results show that the CROWN can be deployed with a total velocity increment of approximately 300 m/s. During the 5 years of observation, 99.8% of PHAs can be detected and the OD precision is better than a single-surveyor system. This paper can provide a reference for the construction of future asteroid defense system.

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“…Due to the limitation of earth resources, asteroid exploitation and other space re-sources utilization have become a hot topic. Mineral resources on asteroids in space are good and abundant human resources that can be exploited and utilized [3]. Although there are many difficulties in exploiting the mineral resources of asteroids with existing technologies and funds, some countries are still trying and have made some gains.…”

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Research on Global Equity Evaluation and Exploitation and Investment Allocation of Asteroid Mineral Resources

2022

AJBM

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At present, the huge prospect of asteroid mining makes the investment and benefit allocation of asteroid mining become a hot issue. This study discussed how to exploit and distribute the mineral resources of asteroids fairly. A method to measure global equity was put forward, and four indicators that affect global equity: extreme poverty, war instability, north-south gap and carbon emissions per capita were identified. Then, the analytic hierarchy process method was used to give proper weights to the deter-mined factors and pass the consistency test, and then a global equity evaluation model was established. With reference to aerospace technology and science fiction technologies such as space elevator, a mining and investment income allocation model was developed according to economic principles. The division of labor in different stages of mining industry and its possible influence on global equity were preliminarily qualitatively analyzed. The results show that the established mining and investment income allocation model will make the whole world realize better equity in the later stage of mining. This study provides a good idea for the exploitation and utilization of asteroid mineral resources and the distribution of investment income in the future.

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The frontier science and key technologies of asteroid monitoring and early warning, security defense and resource utilization

Cited by 18 publications

References 15 publications

Review on research and development of planetary penetrator

Review on research and development of planetary penetrator

Near-Earth Asteroid Surveillance Constellation in the Sun-Venus Three-Body System

Research on Global Equity Evaluation and Exploitation and Investment Allocation of Asteroid Mineral Resources

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