International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey
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The International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey (INAS) was organized and co-ordinated by Eleanor F. Helin
during the 1980s, as the international aspect of the Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey
(PCAS). INAS attempted to expand the sky coverage (PCAS operated exclusively from Palomar Observatory
) and the discovery and recovery of Near-Earth asteroid (NEAs) around the world.
Eleanor F. Helin
Eleanor Francis "Glo" Helin was an American astronomer. She was principal investigator of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking program of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Some sources give her name as Eleanor Kay Helin...
during the 1980s, as the international aspect of the Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey
Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey
The Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey was initiated by Eleanor F. Helin and Eugene M. Shoemaker in 1973. This program is responsible for the discovery of several thousand asteroids of all types including a large number of Near-Earth Asteroids , over 200 high inclination objects, other rare...
(PCAS). INAS attempted to expand the sky coverage (PCAS operated exclusively from Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
) and the discovery and recovery of Near-Earth asteroid (NEAs) around the world.