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

चरण-दर-चरण मार्गदर्शिका

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

हल किए गए उदाहरण

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

सामान्य गलतियां जिनसे बचना है

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

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

How do you calculate impact energy?

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

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