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Relevance of asteroid occultation measurements to determination of characteristics of near-Earth objects

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The relevance of measurements of asteroid occultations to the problem of better determination of characteristics of near-Earth objects is discussed. After considering the question how the measurements are conducted, the problem of observation by this method of small rapidly moving objects is discussed. A description of measurement setup proposed for observation of these events is presented.

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  1. European Space Agency, ESA/ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, Postbus 299, 2200 AG, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    D. Koschny & J. Drolshagen

  2. European Space Agency, ESA/ESOC, Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, 64293, Darmstadt, Germany

    N. Bobrinsky

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Original Russian Text © D. Koschny, J. Drolshagen, N. Bobrinsky, 2010, published in Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya, 2010, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 413–418.

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Koschny, D., Drolshagen, J. & Bobrinsky, N. Relevance of asteroid occultation measurements to determination of characteristics of near-Earth objects. Cosmic Res 48, 403–408 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0010952510050059

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