Report of the Task Force on
     potentially hazardous Near Earth Objects

The Report of the Task Force on potentially hazardous Near Earth Objects was commissioned by the UK government in 2000 to evaluate the hazards posed by Near Earth Objects and make recommendations on government response. The contents of this report can be viewed here as either pdf files or in html.

• Entire report as a pdf file

• Executive Summary (view full pdf)
• Summary of Recommendations (view full pdf)
• Terms of Reference (view full pdf)

• Chapter 1 - Introduction (view full pdf)
• Chapter 2 - Asteroids, Comets and Near Earth Objects (view full pdf)
• Chapter 3 - Environmental Effects on the Earth (view full pdf)
• Chapter 4 - Overall Risk (view full pdf)
• Chapter 5 - Observational Techniques (view full pdf)
• Chapter 6 - Current Activities and Future Plans (view full pdf)
• Chapter 7 - Activities in Britain (view full pdf)
• Chapter 8 - Mitigation Possibilities (view full pdf)
• Chapter 9 - What is to be done? (view full pdf)

• Annex A - Chronology (view full pdf)
• Annex B - Impacts and Near Approaches (view full pdf)
• Annex C - Ground-based Telescopes and Radars (view full pdf)
• Annex D - Space-based Missions (view full pdf)
• Annex E - Glossary (view full pdf)
• Annex F - Bibliography (view full pdf)