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Planetary Defense Conference Exercise - 2019

: Day 0; Day 1; Day 2; Day 3; Day 4; Day 5

This webpage does not describe a real potential asteroid impact. The information on this page is fictional and provided only to support an emergency response exercise conducted during the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) 2019 Planetary Defense Conference in Washington DC, USA, April 29–May 3, 2019. This is only an exercise.

The 2019 PDC Hypothetical Asteroid Impact Scenario, Day 4: May 2, 2019

Press Release
Briefing 1
Briefing 2
Briefing 3

Day 4 impact footprint for fragment of 2019 PDC

A Google Earth kml file for the impact points (above) is available here.

Background Links

Background information on the scenario.
To study this scenario using the JPL HORIZONS system, click here.
Description of NASA/JPL NEO Deflection App.
Using the Deflection App for the PDC 2015 scenario.