Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimization to Match Asteroid Energy Deposition Curves

• Main Authors: Wheeler, Lorien, Tarano, Ana, Mathias, Donovan, Close, Sigrid
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Astronomy; Canada; Tagish; Tagish Lake
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20180001225

An asteroid entering Earth's atmosphere deposits energy along its path due to thermal ablation and dissipative forces that can be measured by ground-based and spaceborne instruments. Inference of pre-entry asteroid properties and characterization of the atmospheric breakup is facilitated by usi...