Crescenta Valley

Radio Club

146.025(+) PL 136.5 & 445.680(-) PL 136.5

Serving The Foothills Since 1953

from Mt. Thom, overlooking Glendale

NEXT CLUB BREAKFAST:
Saturday, August 1, 2009 – 7:30 AM 
Conrad's Restaurant, La Canada (Click for Map) 

"Transponder Net" between club members and members of the Coulsdon Amateur Transmitting Society of Surrey, England  at 9:15AM Local Time on the 2 Meter Repeater

Topic:  "Radar Imaging of Near-Earth Asteroids"

Speaker:  Dr. Lance Benner, Research Scientist from Jet Propulsion Laboratories

Prepare your tin foil hat! There are big rocks flying out there!  Near-Earth asteroids constitute an extremely diverse population of objects that can yield important clues for solar system formation and geologic evolution and also offer a low-probability, high-consequence risk of impacting Earth.  This talk will give an overview of the near-Earth object population, discuss the impact risk, and the role that radar imaging can play in studying their physical properties and in impact hazard mitigation.

Lance Benner is a Research Scientist at JPL who specializes in radar imaging of near-Earth asteroids using the Goldstone (California) and Arecibo (Puerto Rico) radar telescopes.  Originally from Waterville, Maine, Lance receieved an A. B. in Physics from Cornell in 1987 and a Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Washington University in 1994.  Lance is also an avid photographer, mountain biker, birder, and leads owl watching trips for the Pasadena Audubon Society.

Join us for this insightful discussion of the various objects that pass around and hopefully not through out lives!  You do not have to be a member of the Crescenta Valley Radio Club to attend.  All are welcome!

Council Room D

1812 Verdugo Blvd.

Glendale, CA 91208

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