Sorvegliati Spaziali:an innovative outreach project on Planetary Defense

Daria Guidetti,Daniele Gardiol,Paolo Soletta,Caterina Boccato,Davide Coero Borga,Marco Galliani

doi:10.5194/epsc2022-579

Abstract

&lt;p&gt;The aim of this talk i s to present &amp;#8220;Sorvegliati Spaziali &amp;#8211; know the Space to protect the Planet&amp;#8221;, a public dissemination project of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) dedicated to the Planetary Defense: from near Earth asteroids and comets to space weather, from meteors and meteorites to space debris, as well as prevention/mitigation strategies of their possible effects on the Earth environment.&lt;br /&gt;Sorvegliati Spaziali represents one of the first coordinated public outreach initiatives on such topics by a research body and its main objective is to provide scientific and cultural knowledge to convey how our Planet is exposed to various natural and man-made threats in Space, as well as our current plans for response to them, meanwhile rowing against the many fake news about Planetary Defense that has biased the collective imagination.&lt;br /&gt;The core of the project is the Italian entirely graphic and multimedia website&amp;#160; sorvegliatispaziali.inaf.it available online since October 2021 (translation in English in progress), which intends to become a national point of reference for information and in-depth content on Planetary Defense, timely disseminating scientific and cultural knowledge through a variety of original state-of-the-art multimedia information products, meanwhile relaunching news from other national and international research bodies.&lt;br /&gt;INAF original products, including the project website, are characterized by a strong and consistent visual identity and are: educational video-clips, interviews to scientists, geolocalized map with live satellites tracking, augmented reality and 3D computer graphic content, video-recorded theatrical pills, solar and Near Earth objects bulletins, infographics, a glossary. &lt;br /&gt;It is moreover foreseen the organization of a multimedia public event on the occasion of the Asteroid Day 2022 including a round table, movie screenings and a meteorites exhibition.&lt;br /&gt;The project is developed in collaboration with external research institutions, web design and professional theatrical companies and is endorsed by the Outreach Office of the NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The figure below illustrates part of the homepage of the website sorvegliatispaziali.inaf.it&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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