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Meteor Atmospheric Entry: Trajectory & Ablation Physics (2D)

2D single-body meteoroid entry lab: real drag deceleration, mass-loss ablation and a live light curve driven by entry speed, angle, diameter and material, read off a side-view trajectory plot and an altitude-vs-velocity ablation profile.

Space & Astronomy2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This 2D companion replaces the 3D original's decorative meteor-shower flythrough with real single-body entry physics: drag deceleration and mass-loss ablation through an exponential atmosphere, driven live by entry speed, angle, diameter and material, with a side-view trajectory plot and an altitude-vs-velocity ablation profile you can read like an actual fireball dataset.

⚙ Under the hood

Single-body meteoroid entry equations (drag + ablation) integrated against an exponential atmosphere model, with a live light curve driven by the kinetic-energy loss rate.

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