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☄️ Meteor Crater Impact — 2D Cross-Section and Pi-Scaling

2D cross-section companion of the meteor crater impact sim: Collins et al. (2005) pi-scaling for transient and final crater diameter, simple-versus-complex crater transition, kinetic energy in TNT, seismic magnitude and ballistic ejecta, with log-log graphs for three worlds.

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Meteor Crater Impact — 2D Cross-Section and Pi-Scaling ↗ Open standalone
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2D cross-section companion of the meteor crater impact sim: Collins et al. (2005) pi-scaling for transient and final crater diameter, simple-versus-complex crater transition, kinetic energy in TNT, seismic magnitude and ballistic ejecta, with log-log graphs for three worlds.

Meteor ImpactCrater ScalingKinetic EnergyEjecta

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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