[14.06] A Comprehensive, Dual Hemisphere NEO Survey and Physical Characterization Program.

37th DPS Meeting, 4-9 September 2005
Session 14 Asteroid Discovery and Dynamics
Poster, Monday, September 5, 2005, 6:00-7:15pm, Music Foyer

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[14.06] A Comprehensive, Dual Hemisphere NEO Survey and Physical Characterization Program.

S. M. Larson, E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen (LPL, U. Arizona), R. M. McNaught (RSAA, Australian Nat. Univ.), R. E. Hill (LPL, U. Arizona), G. J. Garradd (RSAA, Australian Nat. Univ.), A. D. Grauer (U. Ark. Little Rock), C. M. Casey (LPL, U. Arizona)

The Catalina Sky Survey for NEOs has completed its upgrade program and now consists of the 0.7-m Catalina Schmidt (CSS), the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia (SSS), the 1.5-m Mt. Lemmon reflector (MLS), and the 1-m Siding Spring reflector. The survey capabilities of these facilities and the physical characterization and follow up capability of the MSL and Siding Spring 1-m reflector are described. Survey statistics for each site are compared.

This work is supported by the NASA NEOO Program.

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