Carrie Nugent
Autor von Asteroid Hunters (TED Books)
Werke von Carrie Nugent
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- Geburtstag
- c. 1984
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- female
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- USA
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- Bucknell University (BS|Physics)
UCLA (Ph.D.|Geophysics and Space Physics) - Berufe
- Asteroid Hunter & Staff Scientist, IPAC/Caltech
- Kurzbiographie
- Dr. Carrie Nugent is an asteroid hunter who works with a small team to discover and study asteroids at Caltech/IPAC. She earned her PhD in Geophysics and Space Physics from UCLA in 2013 and is a 2016 TED Fellow.
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Nugent: “No. It's superman (..again!)”
Me: *bored*
Me: “An asteroid of that size could easily be deflected using the butterfly effect. Everybody whose on the side of the Earth which is closest to the asteroid, are given the correct direction and in unison they blow as hard as they can for a few moments., of course those on the opposite side of the planet would have to blow in the opposite direction to counter the push from the other side, (cause and effect, getting a bit scientific I know, but trust me). The resulting airflow would deflect the asteroid and humanity would be saved Hurrah!!!”
Nugent: “I think I may have detected the flaw in your otherwise excellent plan...”
Me: “What?? If I remember correctly, the real threats are better deflected than destroyed. To do that we'd need to mount some kind of drive on it as it passes on the previous orbit. You then have a few years to gradually move so it misses next time round. All that depends on having very good information of the orbits of all major near earth asteroids. So better observation is probably the best place to put funding. On the other hand, nuking this thing into shingle would be pretty awesome. Besides, we don’t shit like this!”
Nugent: “The longer we as a species delay the deployment of a truly robust asteroid detection system (space-based radar?) and deflection hardware ready years/decades in advance of an actual emergency, we remain sitting ducks for catastrophe and possible extinction. The laws of physics make last-minute heroics -- as portrayed in the movies -- impossible. As any space scientist will confirm, an earth impact is not a question of "if" but "when. The question is: how can we go about implementing it."
Me: “First nationalise space rock by sending probe into space with nuclear bomb, claiming it as ours. Then sell space rock for a few dollars to any private consortium, preferably an old mate from school. When space rock returns on collision course with earth, blackmail governments into spending a few billion in destroying doomsday object. That's how it works right...?”
Nugent: “Don’t be a flippant sod, Manuel. Fortunately this rock will miss the gravitational "keyhole". If an orbiting body passes close enough to earth at a critical distance on its next orbit is will hit the earth. I think we are getting a break this time around. Assume the body is 50 meters in diameter. An impact of a hunk of iron that big will not be an extinction level event but it will do a lot of damage if it collides with the ground or hits the water near an inhabited coastline. It is just a matter of time before another colliding body as big as the one that killed off the dinosaurs hits the planet.”… (mehr)