The Carancas Event on September 15, 2007: Meteorite Fall, Impact Conditions, and Crater Characteristics

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Mar 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008lpi....39.1094k&link_type=abstract

39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, (Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX), held March 10-14, 2008 in League City, Texas.

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The Carancas meteorite formed a crater pit 13-14 m in diameter.
Modelling suggests a final impact velocity of 160-200 m/s. A shallow
entry angle (15°), a low pre-entry velocity (14 km/s), and a high
strength enables single crater formation.

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