Methodology
In this experiment I set all initial values for the simulator at the
middle of their range
Impactor size: 7500m
Impactor Angle: 45
Impactor Velocity: 30 Km/s
I also set the material of the impactor to be porous rock and the
target to be...
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Methodology
In this experiment I set all initial values for the simulator at the
middle of their range
Impactor size: 7500m
Impactor Angle: 45
Impactor Velocity: 30 Km/s
I also set the material of the impactor to be porous rock and the
target to be sedimentary rock.
The Distance from crash site
was set at 0km.
I did not modify the distance from crash site
variable as it gave subjective descriptions which were not
relevant to establishing relationships between impactor
variables.
I then changed each parameter in isolation, to attempt to see
the difference on crater size each variable had.
I plotted each variable against the kinetic energy of the impact
the fireball radius, the crater depth and the crater width.
I
chose these values for a number of reasons.
The crater depth
and width values allow us me to answer the question as they
give me the size of the crater.
The kinetic energy of the impact and fireball size give us an
idea of the power of the impactor itself, and we can stu
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