Numerical modelling of the impact crater depth-diameter dependence in an acoustically fluidized target

Details Numerical modelling of the impact crater depth-diameter dependence in an acoustically fluidized target Numerical modelling of the impact crater depth-diameter dependence in an acoustically fluidized target

Nov 2003

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Planetary and Space Science, Volume 51, Issue 13, p. 831-845.

Statistics

Computation

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Impact Cratering, Numerical Modelling, Crater Mechanics, Acoustic Fluidization, Crater Geometry, Hydrocode Modelling, Yield Strength

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2D numerical modelling of impact cratering has been utilized to quantify an important depth-diameter relationship for different crater morphologies, simple and complex. It is generally accepted that the final crater shape is the result of a gravity-driven collapse of the transient crater, which is formed immediately after the impact. Numerical models allow a quantification of the formation of simple craters, which are bowl-shaped depressions with a lens of rock debris inside, and complex craters, which are characterized by a structural uplift. The computation of the cratering process starts with the first contact of the impactor and the planetary surface and ends with the morphology of the final crater. Using different rheological models for the sub-crater rocks, we quantify the influence on crater mechanics. To explain the formation of complex craters in accordance to the threshold diameter between simple and complex craters, we utilize the Acoustic Fluidization model. We carried out a series of simulations over a broad parameter range with the goal to fit the observed depth/diameter relationships as well as the observed threshold diameters on the Moon, Earth and Venus.

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