Back Planetary Defense Coordination Office German Oficina de Coordinación de Defensa Planetaria Spanish دفتر هماهنگی حفاظت از سیاره مادری Persian Planetary Defense Coordination Office French Departamento de Coordenação de Defesa Planetária Portuguese Управление по координации планетарной обороны Russian Koordinaciona kancelarija za planetarnu obranu Serbo-Croatian Gezegensel Savunma Koordinasyon Ofisi Turkish 行星防御协调办公室 Chinese
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 2016 |
| Jurisdiction | United States |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Motto | Hic Servare Diem (Latin) "Here to Save the Day"[1] |
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| Parent department | Science Mission Directorate, Planetary Science Division |
| Parent agency | NASA |
| Website | nasa |
The Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) is a planetary defense organization established in January 2016 within NASA's Planetary Science Division of the Science Mission Directorate.[3]
Its mission is to look for and catalogue near-Earth objects such as comets, asteroids, and potentially hazardous objects that could impact Earth, as well as help the U.S. government prepare for a potential impact event (and coordinate efforts to mitigate and deflect potential threats if one is detected).[4]
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