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An asteroid impact simulator

Started by Rick, Dec 08, 2022, 19:44:44

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Ever wondered what an asteroid impact might do?

Send a virtual one in using https://neal.fun/asteroid-launcher/ and find out.

The Chelyabinsk meteorite was a stony one, roughly 20 metres in diameter, and came in at about 36 km/s at an angle of something like 15 degrees...

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