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Meteor Crater: Energy of formation - Implications of centrifuge scalingRecent work on explosive cratering has demonstrated the utility of performing subscale experiments on a geotechnic centrifuge to develop scaling rules for very large energy events. The present investigation is concerned with an extension of this technique to impact cratering. Experiments have been performed using a projectile gun mounted directly on the centrifuge rotor to launch projectiles into a suitable soil container undergoing centripetal accelerations in excess of 500 G. The pump tube of a two-stage light-gas gun was used to attain impact velocities of approximately 2 km/sec. The results of the experiments indicate that the energy of formation of any large impact crater depends upon the impact velocity. This dependence, shown for the case of Meteor Crater, is consistent with analogous results for the specific energy dependence of explosives and is expected to persist to impact velocities in excess of 25 km/sec.
Document ID
19820038841
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Schmidt, R. M.
(Boeing Aerospace Co. Seattle, WA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1980
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: Houston, TX
Start Date: March 17, 1980
End Date: March 21, 1980
Accession Number
82A22376
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-3291
Distribution Limits
Public
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