The 1908 Tunguska explosion - Atmospheric disruption of a stony asteroid

Details The 1908 Tunguska explosion - Atmospheric disruption of a stony asteroid The 1908 Tunguska explosion - Atmospheric disruption of a stony asteroid

Jan 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993natur.361...40c&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 361, no. 6407, p. 40-44.

Mathematics

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Asteroids, Atmospheric Entry, Hypersonic Speed, Stony Meteorites, Tungusk Meteorite, Bolides, Fragmentation, Hypervelocity Impact, Mathematical Models, Earth, Comets, Tunguska Event, Explosion, Asteroids, Composition, Aerodynamics, Energy, Fragmentation, Models, Deformation, Parameters, Numerical Methods, Density, Strength, Comparisons, Simulations, Size, Altitude, Berringer Crater, Arizona, Revelstoke Event, Meteorites, Deceleration, Ablation

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The explosion over Tunguska, Central Siberia, in 1908 released 10 to 20 megatons (high explosive equivalent) of energy at an altitude of about 10 km. This event represents a typical fate for stony asteroids tens of meters in radius entering the Earth's atmosphere at common hypersonic velocities. Comets and carbonaceous asteroids of the appropriate energy disrupt too high, whereas typical iron objects reach and crater the terrestrial surface.

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