Questions tagged [impact]
Questions regarding the collision of one thing with another
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Any explanation for morphology of within crater formations on the northern Nili Patera caldera of the Syrtis Major volcanic plain of Mars?
The Nili Patera region has enjoyed fairly good media exposure recently, ever since high detail HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) photographs hit the Internet, showing fabulous sand ...
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What were the circumstances of this impact event on Jupiter in 2012?
I recently came across this video of an impact on Jupiter in 2012:
http://youtu.be/5-msU-YVb9E
Curious about its origin, I did some research and found that the video was taken at 11:35 UTC on ...
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How frequently do asteroids collide with each other?
Space is empty ... lots of empty. Apparently so empty that the risk of collision between a spacecraft of our times, and an asteroid in the asteroid belt is said to be infinitesimal.
Running a search ...
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What is the probability of impact?
Space Track is a website dedicated to passing along information about satellites to consumers, primarily satellite operators. The information comes from the US military. In addition to providing the ...
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How are current spacecraft tested for their impact durability?
I imagine the lift-off process itself puts a large amount of stress and strain on the rockets materials.
With the amount of debris up in space there is always the risk of rocks to collide with the ...
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