Abstract
When an extraterrestrial projectile at hypervelocity (on average 25 km per second) slams into the Earth's crust and explodes, by far most of its mass is entirely vaporised and, consequently, distributed over a vast area.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Reimold, W.U., Gibson, R.L. (2010). Frequently Asked Questions. In: Meteorite Impact!., vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10464-0_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10464-0_6
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-10463-3
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-10464-0
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)