Pipeline stage · Step 6
Risk Communication
Explaining a risk to decision-makers and the public accurately and without alarm — including retracting a warning when better data clears an object, as happened with Apophis. Clear communication is itself part of planetary defence.
Surveys, missions & objects
Knowledge connections
- Preceded byRisk Assessment
- Associated with99942 Apophis
- Associated withCNEOS
- Followed byDecision & Mission Planning
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.