The Effect of Asteroid Shape, Velocity and Target Material on Asteroid Survivability

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Mar 2009

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40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, (Lunar and Planetary Science XL), held March 23-27, 2009 in The Woodlands, Texas, i

Physics

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Numerical simulations of asteroid impacts show that a substantial
fraction of the asteroid remains solid (does not melt or vaporize) if
the impact is near escape velocity, into a deep water layer or if the
impactor is significantly prolate.

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