The Effect of the Height of a Crater on Its Diameter

Summary of influence of crater height on diameter ============ When the meteor of the universe hits the moon, it forms a crater. Impact force removes the meteorite, moves part of the satellite surface and pushes the edge around the rock. At the same time, more displaced material is discharged from the crater. Simulate this in the classroom with sand-filled margarine buses and use different heights to indicate the distance traveled.

The large double ring crater in the middle of the scene has an outer diameter of about 260 kilometers (about 160 miles). The crater seems to be filled with smooth flat substance, probably volcanic rock. It is also seen that a plurality of smaller secondary crater chains extend radially outwardly from the double ring crater. Dual or multiple rings are formed in pits with a very large diameter, commonly referred to as collision basins. In Mercury, the double ring basin begins to form when the crater diameter exceeds about 200 kilometers (about 125 miles); at such a starting diameter the inner ring is usually low, partly or discontinuously. The transition diameter at which the crater begins to form a ring is not the same for all objects, but mainly depends on the surface gravity of the planet and the moon, but also important information on the physical properties of the surface material is revealed . (Provided by NASA / JHUAPL)

It is estimated that Whitecourt Crater in Alberta Canada is between 1 and 080 to 1, 130 years. The crater diameter is about 36 meters (118 feet) and the depth is 9 meters (30 feet), the forests are dense and were discovered in 2007. The Camille crater was discovered from an image review of the Egyptian earth of 45 meters (148 feet) in diameter and 10 meters (33 feet) in depth, thought to have been formed in the uninhabited zone of western Egypt less than 3,500 years ago It was. . It was discovered on the desert images of E. Gius, East Uweinat of Google Earth, by V. de Michelle on February 19, 2009.