En el marco del XIII Taller de Ciencias Planetarias, se llevarán a cabo charlas de divulgación por parte de investigadoras e investigadores de la región, en el Planetario de Montevideo en la nochecita.
Son 4 charlas arrancando mañana y es una por día. Abro hilo con cada una de las charlas, entrada gratuita y ojo que son en el Planetario, no en la Facultad de Ciencias.
Viernes 27/2, 19:30.
Título: A Crash Course in Asteroid Defense.
Expone: Andy Rivkin (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, EEUU)
Resumen: Asteroid impacts have profoundly shaped the history of life on Earth and have been implicated in at least one mass extinction event. Planetary defense is dedicated to predicting and preventing such disasters in the future, using facilities across the Earth and in space. Space agencies around the world have gotten increasingly interested in planetary defense. Dr. Rivkin will present the motivation, operation, and results from past and ongoing planetary defense projects, with a look to planned future efforts.
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