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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: YoungBuck on 13/07/2006 09:07:55

Title: Asteroid/Comet hitting earth (different size)
Post by: YoungBuck on 13/07/2006 09:07:55
I'm going to give a few sizes of an asteroid/comet, whatever the difference is and you tell me what the impact would be like.  I don't know the speed they travel at, but just average out the speed.

car sized striking the ocean/land
house sized striking ocean/land
city block sized striking ocean/land
stadium size striking ocean/land
Title: Re: Asteroid/Comet hitting earth (different size)
Post by: mroberts on 17/07/2006 22:54:35
Check this link. Belive me, the crater is pretty impressive. http://www.meteorcrater.com/eventsfun/exptheimp.htm
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Originally posted by YoungBuck

I'm going to give a few sizes of an asteroid/comet, whatever the difference is and you tell me what the impact would be like.  I don't know the speed they travel at, but just average out the speed.

car sized striking the ocean/land
house sized striking ocean/land
city block sized striking ocean/land
stadium size striking ocean/land


Mike Roberts