Let's say its the size of an egg - do you think it bounces one or twice at it lands on dirt, or would it embed itself on impact?
2007-05-24 03:05:11 · 5 answers · asked by Angelique 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Imbed itself. It is going like 25,000 miles per hour. Have you seen the picture of the one that went through a guys garage, through his car, and imbedded into the concrete? Awesome picture!
2007-05-24 03:09:04 · answer #1 · answered by Jon C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friction with the air will slow it down to a speed of a couple hundred miles per hour by the time it reached the ground. So it would not really embed itself in the dirt, unless it was pretty soft dirt. It would be different on the Moon though. On the Moon there is no air and the meteorite would smash into the ground at many thousands of miles per hour and make a crater.
2007-05-24 03:11:53 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A meteorite that landed still being the size of an egg, would have been a rather large one on atmospheric entry. It would slam into the ground and create a crater, that would be much larger than itself and be surrounded by rays most likely. The entry of such a meteor would be a spectacular sight, with a long, bright, and fiery tail. It would not bounce because the sheer speed at which it is coming drives it down into the ground.
2007-05-24 04:18:37 · answer #3 · answered by North_Star 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course it will only bounce once with hole 100 times bigger than the egg, consider the speed of an egg size meteorite, it can cause big disaster on impact
2007-05-24 03:10:27 · answer #4 · answered by danpakz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on dirt? it would imbed
2007-05-24 03:07:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋