The Near-Earth Object Population
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Brett Gladman; Patrick Michel; Christiane Froeschlé
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We examine the dynamics of a sample of 117 near-Earth objects (NEOs) over a time scale of 60 Myr. We find that while 10-20% end their lifetimes by striking a terrestrial planet (usually Venus or Earth), more than half end their lives in a Sun-grazing state, and about 15% are ejected from the Solar S