Crater ejecta scaling laws - Fundamental forms based on dimensional analysis

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Mar 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983jgr....88.2485h&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 88, Mar. 10, 1983, p. 2485-2499.

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Cratering, Dimensional Analysis, Ejecta, Meteorite Craters, Scaling Laws, Alluvium, Debris, Projectile Cratering, Radii, Sands, Velocity Measurement, Planets, Cratering, Ejecta, Scaling Laws, Analysis, Models, Craters, Shape, Energy, Experiments, Velocity, Ejecta Blankets, Data, Volume, Formation, Parameters, Geometry, Radius, Gravity, Thickness, Distance, Calculations, Diagrams

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Self-consistent scaling laws are developed for meteoroid impact crater ejecta. Attention is given to the ejection velocity of material as a function of the impact point, the volume of ejecta with a threshold velocity, and the thickness of ejecta deposit in terms of the distance from the impact. Use is made of recently developed equations for energy and momentum coupling in cratering events. Consideration is given to scaling of laboratory trials up to real-world events and formulations are developed for calculating the ejection velocities and ejecta blanket profiles in the gravity and strength regimes of crater formation. It is concluded that, in the gravity regime, the thickness of an ejecta blanket is the same in all directions if the thickness and range are expressed in terms of the crater radius. In the strength regime, however, the ejecta velocities are independent of crater size, thereby allowing for asymmetric ejecta blankets. Controlled experiments are recommended for the gravity/strength transition.

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