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A hole in the groud caused by a meteor hitting a planet?
A solid object hitting the ground with the force of a meteor would leave a crater, a depression in the ground with a raised edge at the surface, similar to Meteor Crater in Arizona.
What is the hole in the ground caused by a meteor hitting a planet?
The hole in the ground caused by a meteor hitting a planet is called an impact crater. These craters are formed when a meteoroid, asteroid, or comet collides with the surface of a planet or moon, creating a bowl-shaped depression. The size of the impact crater depends on the size and speed of the impacting object.
What hapens to a planets crust when it is struck by a high velocity object like a meteor?
a crater
Why are there not meteors in craters caused by meteor strikes?
Technically, once a meteor reachest the surface, it is no longer a mateor but a meteorite. In very large impacts, the impacting object can be vaporized by the heat generate. Smaller objects may be shattered by the force of impact or buried as the side of the crater collapse. Additionaly, to the untrained eye, a meteorite can be hard to distinguish from an ordinary rock.
Another word for crator?
A "crater" : a hole or pit, caused by an impact (meteor or falling object), explosion, or volcano. Synonyms : cavity, hollow, depression, abyss (volcano only : caldera)
What is the definition of impactor?
An impactor is the object or 'tool' making the impaction. For example, If a crater was to be made, the meteor is the impactor, the crater is the impaction, and the ejecta is the loose debris.
How do craters get to the earth?
When a meteor hits Earth, it forms a crater, or hole in the ground , made by a space object.
The word for A hollow left on the surface of the moon caused by an object striking its surface?
Crater
What meteor would make the biggest crater a big meteor or a heavy meteor or a fast moving meteor?
To put it simply, let's look at the question. Biggest (Radius), heaviest (Mass) or fastest (Velocity) The largest crater would be created by all three combined. Also, the size of the crater would be dependant on the ground it struck. A larger crater would be produced if it were a soft material like sand, whereas granite would only shatter and not make much of an impact. An object with the radius of tennis ball, would create a crater about the size of a tennis ball if dropped from say 50ft A lump of lead the size of a tennis ball would make a larger crater from the same height. A bullet travelling at 3,200 fps would make a small crater, but much larger than its initial radius or mass. So what would you rather be hit by? a) A large sheet of foam travelling at 10mph (Radius) b) A truck travelling at 5 mph (Mass) c) A bullet travelling at 3,200 fps. (Velocity) d) A bullet thrown at you (Low velocity) So, there is now way to answer the question, as all three are dependant on one another. An object with a large radius but low velocity will not make a larger crater than a massive object with a high velocity. Ditto, a massive object with low velocity will not make a larger crater than a bigger object with high velocity.
What are craters and why would they stay on an object?
Craters are depressions in a planet's or moon's surface caused when a meteor hits the surface. On the moon craters remain undisturbed because there are no environmental forces like wind and rain to disturb resulting shape of the crater.
What is the difference between a meteor an a meteoride?
Meteroids are large clumps of rock or ice that are found in space. A meteroid becomes a meteor when it enters Earth's atmosphere. It moves so fast that a tail like figure appears to follow the meteor. This is known as a shooting star. During this stage, the meteor normally breaks down into smaller clumps. As soon as the meteor makes impact with earth, it is classified as a meteorite.
How does the kinetic energy of an impacting object relate to crater diameter?
The kinetic energy of an impacting object is directly proportional to the crater diameter it creates upon impact. A higher kinetic energy results in a larger crater diameter because more energy is transferred during the collision, leading to greater excavation and material displacement.
