Skip to main content

The Current Danger

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
The Asteroid Impact Connection of Planetary Evolution

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences ((BRIEFSEARTH))

  • 959 Accesses

Abstract

Current observations of the asteroid flux in the Solar system suggest future impacts are inevitable and will continue to affect life on Earth, as they have in the past.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

eBook
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Reference

  • Sitarski G (1998) Motion of the minor planet 4179 Toutatis: can we predict its collision with the Earth? Acta Astronomica 8:547–561

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Andrew Y. Glikson .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2013 The Author(s)

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Glikson, A.Y. (2013). The Current Danger. In: The Asteroid Impact Connection of Planetary Evolution. SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6328-9_14

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics