APOPHIS T-7 YEARS: KNOWLEGE OPPS FOR THE SCIENCE OF PLANETARY DEFENSE, May 11-12, 2022, virtual

The Lunar and Planetary Institute will hold a virtual conference from May 11-12, 2022.  (Originally it was May 11-13, but was shortened by one day.)

The topic is: “Apophis T-7 Years: Knowledge Opportunities for the Science of Planetary Defense.”

More information is on the event’s website, which says:

This workshop will explore the dynamic details and corresponding science opportunities presented by the April 13, 2029, near-miss passage of the asteroid Apophis. Knowledge is the first line of planetary defense. The 2029 Apophis encounter is a once-per-thousand-year opportunity to investigate an asteroid as large as 350 meters passing within 6 Earth-radii. Time is of the essence as we have less than a decade to plan Earth-based and possible in situ missions whose measurements can deliver unprecedented detailed knowledge on the physical nature of Apophis as the prototype example (poster child) of potentially hazardous asteroids.