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Would the surviving object be expelled by earth or travelling with its own motion as at the moment of impact?

2006-10-18 11:00:52 · 5 answers · asked by strings 1 in Science & Mathematics Other - Science

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i suggest you take an english correspondence course before you try physics.

2006-10-18 11:03:31 · answer #1 · answered by dr. obvious 2 · 0 3

Depends upon the nature of the object colliding with the Earth and its speed; for example, if the object hitting the Earth was a planet the size of Jupiter, there would be nothing left of the planet; if the object was an asteroid 1/2 mile in diameter going 20 thousand mph, although a tremendous amount of damage would be done, the object would be completely stopped by the impact and would there after move along with the Earth.

2006-10-18 18:06:08 · answer #2 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 0 0

It depends on what you mean by a solid object.
A very small and almost massless object like a neutrino could pass through without any interaction at all.

A big object like a meteorite is going to sting a little.

Most likely it will totally vapourize. If its small enough and metallic it might leave a small lump buried in the crater. e.g. Meteor Crater Arizona.

The Australian desert is littered with remains. Bear in mind 7/10 will hit the sea and disappear.

Many objects vapourize on hitting the atmosphere. (e.g. "Shooting stars")

The moon may well have formed due to a collision/near collision of the earth with a planetoid, spilling matter, which later coalesced into our two worlds.

2006-10-18 18:06:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Yes and no.

2006-10-18 18:02:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you need to reformulate your question to have the answer you need

2006-10-18 19:26:38 · answer #5 · answered by Majdi B 3 · 0 0

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