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Antipodal fragment velocities for porous and weak targets at catastrophic impactsMortar, porous alumina, and sand targets, which were spherical in shape and from 11 to 15 cm in diameter, were impacted normally by plastic (polycarbonate) projectiles of nearly 1 g in mass at velocities about 6 km/s. Fragment velocity at the antipole of impact site (antipodal velocity, V(sub a)), for each experiment, was obtained from two Flash X-ray images recorded prior to and at predetermined delayed time after impact event. It has been revealed that the velocities for the same E/M(sub t) (impact energy divided by target mass) depend strongly on target material, and differ about an order of magnitude between the sand and basalt.
Document ID
19940016418
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Yanagisawa, M.
(Tokyo Univ.)
Itoi, T.
(Tokyo Univ.)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-Fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 3: N-Z
Subject Category
Structural Mechanics
Accession Number
94N20891
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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