Terrestrial Impact Crater Dimensions.

Terrestrial Impact Crater Dimensions. Adapted from BASIC code in a November 1996 Sky & Telescope article. See Sky & Telescope's BASIC listing page for the original code.

Tested successfully against:

Netscape version 4.07 for Linux and 4.5 for Windows 95 and Macintosh

Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95 and 4.01 for Macintosh

Impactor Inputs

Impactor diameter (m)

Impactor density (kg/m³)

Impactor velocity (km/s)

Graze angle (deg. from horiz.)

Impactor Inputs
Impactor diameter (m)
Impactor density (kg/m³)
Impactor velocity (km/s)
Graze angle (deg. from horiz.)

Impactor

Volume (m³)

Mass (kg)

Kinetic Energy (Joules)

Kinetic Energy (Kilotons of TNT)

Crater

Actual Diameter (m)

Apparent Diameter (m)

Actual Depth (m)

Apparent Depth (m)

Target Removed (m³)

Ejecta Spread (m)

Terrestrial Impact Crater Dimensions. Adapted from BASIC code in a November 1996 Sky & Telescope article. See Sky & Telescope's BASIC listing page for the original code.

Tested successfully against: Netscape version 4.07 for Linux and 4.5 for Windows 95 and Macintosh Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95 and 4.01 for Macintosh

Tested successfully against:

Netscape version 4.07 for Linux and 4.5 for Windows 95 and Macintosh

Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95 and 4.01 for Macintosh