Pipeline stage · Step 5
Risk Assessment
Judging how serious a possible impact is — its probability, the object's size and energy, and the time until the encounter — and expressing it on the Torino and Palermo scales so the risk can be understood and compared.
Surveys, missions & objects
Knowledge connections
- Preceded byImpact Monitoring
- Associated withThe Torino Scale
- Associated withThe Palermo Scale
- Followed byRisk Communication
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.