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Asteroid impact calculator estimates energy release, crater size, and environmental effects based on impact velocity, size, and composition.

Guía paso a paso

  1. 1Input asteroid diameter/mass and impact velocity
  2. 2Calculate kinetic energy and TNT equivalent
  3. 3Estimate crater size and damage radius

Ejemplos resueltos

Entrada
10 km asteroid, 20 km/s impact velocity
Resultado
10¹⁸ J energy (100 million megatons TNT), extinction-level event
65 Mya extinction

Errores comunes a evitar

  • Neglecting gravity assist effects
  • Assuming all velocity energy transfers to crater

Preguntas frecuentes

How do you calculate impact energy?

KE = 0.5 × m × v²; smaller changes in v have dramatic effects.

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