Asteroid Collision Simulator

NEAR-EARTH DYNAMICS COLLISION LAB / 042

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AAPOLLO-9ROCKY BODY

BDAEDALUSIMPACTOR

INITIALISING ORBITAL MODEL

RELATIVE SPEED14.0 km/s

SEPARATION18.0 km

IMPACT ENERGY28.3 Mt

SIMULATION TIMET−06.0 s

Impact velocity 14.0 km/s Approach angle 12° Impact offset 18% Mass ratio 1 : 0.45 Composition

Slow motion Predicted outcome: partial accretion