Planet-killing Asteroid Simulator
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Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
<div class="IPBDescription">as well as harmless ones :P</div> i don't know if some of their calculations are accurate, esp. at higher speeds (just seems to follow newtonian mechanics), but it's still fun to play around with.
<a href='http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects/' target='_blank'>clickeh</a>
*edit* no graphics, just a disclaimer. don't yell at me
*edit2* i don't know how to make the earth lose mass, some of the values i entered should make it lose mass...so, who knows. maybe that wasn't implemented. it would also have been nice if they had added notices of incidental radiation levels high enough to instantaneously vaporize you.
<a href='http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects/' target='_blank'>clickeh</a>
*edit* no graphics, just a disclaimer. don't yell at me
*edit2* i don't know how to make the earth lose mass, some of the values i entered should make it lose mass...so, who knows. maybe that wasn't implemented. it would also have been nice if they had added notices of incidental radiation levels high enough to instantaneously vaporize you.
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put big numbers in <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> for rotation, you shouldn't use a high impact angle; for orbit, i think it's just impact energy. I couldn't get it to do much until the energy went above 10^35 joules.
*edit* Btw, just something to reference to, the light from the sun on a hot summer day is on the order of 10^3 joules/m^2 (between 1000 and 2000)
Transient Crater Depth: 13769.86 km = 8551.08 miles"
That makes me proud.
Yeah...I think this is a bit messed up.
"The Earth is not strongly disturbed by the impact and loses negligible mass"
"Transient Crater Diameter: 21197471.80 km = 13163629.99 miles
Transient Crater Depth: 7495569.95 km = 4654748.94 miles"
Transient Crater Depth: 13769.86 km = 8551.08 miles"
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yeah, i dont think it's made for simulating that big of an asteroid, since a collision like that would completely obliterate the earth :\
Edit: Yes!! I made a good one. 9.2 on richter scale, radiation causes grass, plywood, clothes to ignite, and third degree burns over the body, and the air blast destroys multi-story buildings. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Such impacts could only occur during the accumulation of the Earth, between 4.5 and 4 billion years ago.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
FTW
Such impacts could only occur during the accumulation of the Earth, between 4.5 and 4 billion years ago.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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And the average videogamer is 29, but try telling that to Mr. 12 Year Old on voice com who wants to break your ears. Averages suck.
With me being 220 miles away from the impact site
impact energy = 4.39 x 109MegaTons. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Final Crater Diameter: 447.86 km = 278.12 miles
Final Crater Depth: 1.86 km = 1.15 miles
Your position is inside the fireball.
The fireball appears 332.3 times larger than the sun
Thermal Exposure: 6.83 x 109 Joules/m2
Duration of Irradiation: 686 seconds
Effects of Thermal Radiation:
Clothing ignites
Much of the body suffers third degree burns
Newspaper ignites
Plywood flames
Deciduous trees ignite
Grass ignites
The major seismic shaking will arrive at approximately 70.8 seconds.
Richter Scale Magnitude: 11.1 (This is greater than any earthquake in recorded history)
X. Most masonry and frame structures destroyed with their foundations. Some well-built wooden structures and bridges destroyed. Serious damage to dams, dikes, embankments. Large landslides. Water thrown on banks of canals, rivers, lakes, etc. Sand and mud shifted horizontally on beaches and flat land. Rails bent slightly.
XI. As X. Rails bent greatly. Underground pipelines completely out of service.
Air Blast:
The air blast will arrive at approximately 1073.3 seconds.
Peak Overpressure: 22279278.3 Pa = 222.7928 bars = 3163.6575 psi
Max wind velocity: 3790.3 m/s = 8478.7 mph
Sound Intensity: 147 dB (Dangerously Loud)
Damage Description:
Multistory wall-bearing buildings will collapse.
Wood frame buildings will almost completely collapse.
Multistory steel-framed office-type buildings will suffer extreme frame distortion, incipient collapse.
Highway truss bridges will collapse.
Highway girder bridges will collapse.
Glass windows will shatter.
Cars and trucks will be largely displaced and grossly distorted and will require rebuilding before use.
Up to 90 percent of trees blown down; remainder stripped of branches and leaves.
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Your Inputs:
Distance from Impact: 9660.00 km = 5998.86 miles
Projectile Diameter: 1071820.44 m = 3515571.04 ft = 665.60 miles
Projectile Density: 8000 kg/m3
Impact Velocity: 72.00 km/s = 44.71 miles/s
Impact Angle: 45 degrees
Target Density: 1000 kg/m3
Target Type: Liquid Water of depth 30.00 meters, over typical rock.
Energy:
Energy before atmospheric entry: 1.34 x 1031 Joules = 3.19 x 1015 MegaTons TNT
The average interval between impacts of this size is longer than the Earth's age.
Such impacts could only occur during the accumulation of the Earth, between 4.5 and 4 billion years ago.
Atmospheric Entry:
The projectile begins to breakup at an altitude of 37288.39 meters = 122305.92 ft
The projectile reaches the ground in a broken condition. The mass of projectile strikes the surface at velocity 72.00 km/s = 44.71 miles/s
The impact energy is 1.34 x 1031 Joules = 3.19 x 1015MegaTons.
The broken projectile fragments strike the ground in an ellipse of dimension 1515.78 km by 1071.82 km
Major Global Changes:
The Earth is not strongly disturbed by the impact and loses negligible mass.
The impact does not make a noticeable change in the Earth's rotation period or the tilt of its axis.
The impact does not shift the Earth's orbit noticeably.
Crater Dimensions:
What does this mean?
The crater opened in the water has a diameter of 10197.61 km = 6332.71 miles
For the crater formed in the seafloor:
Crater shape is normal in spite of atmospheric crushing; fragments are not significantly dispersed.
Transient Crater Diameter: 6232.63 km = 3870.46 miles
Transient Crater Depth: 2203.90 km = 1368.62 miles
Final Crater Diameter: 19520.68 km = 12122.34 miles
Final Crater Depth: 5.79 km = 3.60 miles
The final crater is replaced by a large, circular melt province.
At this impact velocity ( < 12 km/s), little shock melting of the target occurs.
Melt volume = 3.75 times the crater volume
At this size, the crater forms in its own melt pool.
Thermal Radiation:
What does this mean?
Time for maximum radiation: 659.27 seconds after impact
Your position is inside the fireball.
The fireball appears 975.0 times larger than the sun
Thermal Exposure: 5.74 x 1012 Joules/m2
Duration of Irradiation: 61684 seconds
Radiant flux (relative to the sun): 93020.7
Effects of Thermal Radiation:
Clothing ignites
Much of the body suffers third degree burns
Newspaper ignites
Plywood flames
Deciduous trees ignite
Grass ignites
Seismic Effects:
What does this mean?
The major seismic shaking will arrive at approximately 1932.0 seconds.
Richter Scale Magnitude: 15.0 (This is greater than any earthquake in recorded history)
Mercalli Scale Intensity at a distance of 9660 km:
X. Most masonry and frame structures destroyed with their foundations. Some well-built wooden structures and bridges destroyed. Serious damage to dams, dikes, embankments. Large landslides. Water thrown on banks of canals, rivers, lakes, etc. Sand and mud shifted horizontally on beaches and flat land. Rails bent slightly.
XI. As X. Rails bent greatly. Underground pipelines completely out of service.
Ejecta:
What does this mean?
The ejecta will arrive approximately 3468.4 seconds after the impact.
Your position is in the region which collapses into the final crater.
Your position is beneath the continuous ejecta deposit.
Average Ejecta Thickness: 17437.4 m = 57209.32 ft
Air Blast:
What does this mean?
The air blast will arrive at approximately 29272.7 seconds.
Peak Overpressure: 343447422.8 Pa = 3434.4742 bars = 48769.5340 psi
Max wind velocity: 14918.2 m/s = 33371.1 mph
Sound Intensity: 171 dB (Dangerously Loud)
Damage Description:
Multistory wall-bearing buildings will collapse.
Wood frame buildings will almost completely collapse.
Multistory steel-framed office-type buildings will suffer extreme frame distortion, incipient collapse.
Highway truss bridges will collapse.
Highway girder bridges will collapse.
Glass windows will shatter.
Cars and trucks will be largely displaced and grossly distorted and will require rebuilding before use.
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The average interval between impacts of this size is longer than the Earth's age.
The impact energy is 6.69 x 1026 Joules = 1.60 x 1011MegaTons.
The Earth is not strongly disturbed by the impact and loses negligible mass.
The impact does not make a noticeable change in the Earth's rotation period or the
tilt of its axis.
The impact does not shift the Earth's orbit noticeably.
Final Crater Diameter: 803.36 km = 498.89 miles
Final Crater Depth: 2.22 km = 1.38 miles
Distance from Impact: 15000.00 km = 9315.00 miles
Projectile Diameter: 1520700.50 m = 4987897.64 ft = 944.36 miles
Projectile Density: 8000 kg/m3
Impact Velocity: 50000.00 km/s = 31050.00 miles/s (Your chosen velocity is higher than the maximum for an object orbiting the sun)
Impact Angle: 45 degrees
Target Density: 2750 kg/m3
Target Type: Crystalline Rock
Energy:
Energy before atmospheric entry: 1.84 x 1037 Joules = 4.40 x 1021 MegaTons TNT
The average interval between impacts of this size is longer than the Earth's age.
Such impacts could only occur during the accumulation of the Earth, between 4.5 and 4 billion years ago.
Atmospheric Entry:
The projectile begins to breakup at an altitude of 141978.19 meters = 465688.45 ft
The projectile reaches the ground in a broken condition. The mass of projectile strikes the surface at velocity 49999.89 km/s = 31049.93 miles/s
The impact energy is 1.84 x 1037 Joules = 4.40 x 1021MegaTons.
The broken projectile fragments strike the ground in an ellipse of dimension 2150.60 km by 1520.70 km
Major Global Changes:
The Earth is not strongly disturbed by the impact and loses negligible mass.
The impact makes a significant change in the Earth's rotation period and tilt of its axis.
The impact shifts the Earth's orbit noticeably.
Crater Dimensions:
What does this mean?
Crater shape is normal in spite of atmospheric crushing; fragments are not significantly dispersed.
Transient Crater Diameter: 144822.40 km = 89934.71 miles
Transient Crater Depth: 51210.19 km = 31801.52 miles
Ejecta:
What does this mean?
Your position was inside the transient crater and ejected upon impact</span>
Earth = owned.
"The Earth is not strongly disturbed by the impact and loses negligible mass.
The impact does not make a noticeable change in the Earth's rotation period or the tilt of its axis.
The impact does not shift the Earth's orbit noticeably"
Now, if only we could change the material from one type to several... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Distance from Impact: 1000.00 km = 621.00 miles
Projectile Diameter: 8000.00 m = 26240.00 ft = 4.97 miles
Projectile Density: 8000 kg/m3
Impact Velocity: 10000.00 km/s = 6210.00 miles/s (Your chosen velocity is higher than the maximum for an object orbiting the sun)
Impact Angle: 5 degrees
Target Density: 2750 kg/m3
Target Type: Crystalline Rock
Energy:
Energy before atmospheric entry: 1.07 x 1029 Joules = 2.56 x 1013 MegaTons TNT
The average interval between impacts of this size is longer than the Earth's age.
Such impacts could only occur during the accumulation of the Earth, between 4.5 and 4 billion years ago.
Atmospheric Entry:
The projectile begins to breakup at an altitude of 116227.18 meters = 381225.15 ft
The projectile reaches the ground in a broken condition. The mass of projectile strikes the surface at velocity 9960.33 km/s = 6185.37 miles/s
The impact energy is 1.06 x 1029 Joules = 2.54 x 1013MegaTons.
The broken projectile fragments strike the ground in an ellipse of dimension 103.15 km by 8.99 km
Major Global Changes:
The Earth is not strongly disturbed by the impact and loses negligible mass.
The impact does not make a noticeable change in the Earth's rotation period or the tilt of its axis.
The impact does not shift the Earth's orbit noticeably.
Crater Dimensions:
What does this mean?
Crater shape is normal in spite of atmospheric crushing; fragments are not significantly dispersed.
Transient Crater Diameter: 591.40 km = 367.26 miles
Transient Crater Depth: 209.12 km = 129.87 miles
Final Crater Diameter: 1363.78 km = 846.91 miles
Final Crater Depth: 2.60 km = 1.61 miles
The final crater is replaced by a large, circular melt province.
The volume of the target melted or vaporized is 946816498.751 km3 = 227141278.050 miles3
Melt volume = 34.97 times the crater volume
At this size, the crater forms in its own melt pool.
Thermal Radiation:
What does this mean?
Time for maximum radiation: 0.95 seconds after impact
Your position is inside the fireball.
The fireball appears 2136.0 times larger than the sun
Thermal Exposure: 5.03 x 1012 Joules/m2
Duration of Irradiation: 12315 seconds
Radiant flux (relative to the sun): 408116.5
Effects of Thermal Radiation:
Clothing ignites
Much of the body suffers third degree burns
Newspaper ignites
Plywood flames
Deciduous trees ignite
Grass ignites
Seismic Effects:
What does this mean?
The major seismic shaking will arrive at approximately 200.0 seconds.
Richter Scale Magnitude: 13.6 (This is greater than any earthquake in recorded history)
Mercalli Scale Intensity at a distance of 1000 km:
X. Most masonry and frame structures destroyed with their foundations. Some well-built wooden structures and bridges destroyed. Serious damage to dams, dikes, embankments. Large landslides. Water thrown on banks of canals, rivers, lakes, etc. Sand and mud shifted horizontally on beaches and flat land. Rails bent slightly.
XI. As X. Rails bent greatly. Underground pipelines completely out of service.
Ejecta:
What does this mean?
The ejecta will arrive approximately 494.4 seconds after the impact.
Your position is in the region which collapses into the final crater.
Your position is beneath the continuous ejecta deposit.
Average Ejecta Thickness: 1274.3 m = 4180.66 ft
Air Blast:
What does this mean?
The air blast will arrive at approximately 3030.3 seconds.
Peak Overpressure: 1553497137.3 Pa = 15534.9714 bars = 220596.5935 psi
Max wind velocity: 31732.1 m/s = 70982.7 mph
Sound Intensity: 184 dB (Dangerously Loud)
Damage Description:
Multistory wall-bearing buildings will collapse.
Wood frame buildings will almost completely collapse.
Multistory steel-framed office-type buildings will suffer extreme frame distortion, incipient collapse.
Highway truss bridges will collapse.
Highway girder bridges will collapse.
Glass windows will shatter.
Cars and trucks will be largely displaced and grossly distorted and will require rebuilding before use.
Up to 90 percent of trees blown down; remainder stripped of branches and leaves
Distance from Impact: 7777.00 km = 4829.52 miles
Projectile Diameter: 777777.00 m = 2551108.56 ft = 483.00 miles
Projectile Density: 77777 kg/m3
Impact Velocity: 777.00 km/s = 482.52 miles/s (Your chosen velocity is higher than the maximum for an object orbiting the sun)
Impact Angle: 77 degrees
Target Density: 7777777 kg/m3
Target Type: Crystalline Rock
Energy:
Energy before atmospheric entry: 5.78 x 1033 Joules = 1.38 x 1018 MegaTons TNT
The average interval between impacts of this size is longer than the Earth's age.
Such impacts could only occur during the accumulation of the Earth, between 4.5 and 4 billion years ago.
Atmospheric Entry:
The projectile lands intact, with a velocity 777.00 km/s = 482.52 miles/s.
The energy lost in the atmosphere is 4.71 x 1027 Joules = 1.13 x 1012 MegaTons.
Major Global Changes:
The Earth is not strongly disturbed by the impact and loses negligible mass.
The impact does not make a noticeable change in the Earth's rotation period or the tilt of its axis.
The impact does not shift the Earth's orbit noticeably.
Crater Dimensions:
What does this mean?
Transient Crater Diameter: 2307.31 km = 1432.84 miles
Transient Crater Depth: 815.88 km = 506.66 miles
Thermal Radiation:
What does this mean?
Time for maximum radiation: 462.05 seconds after impact
Your position is inside the fireball.
The fireball appears 10369.2 times larger than the sun
Thermal Exposure: 4.50 x 1015 Joules/m2
Duration of Irradiation: 466540 seconds
Radiant flux (relative to the sun): 9641823.4
Effects of Thermal Radiation:
Clothing ignites
Much of the body suffers third degree burns
Newspaper ignites
Plywood flames
Deciduous trees ignite
Grass ignites
Seismic Effects:
What does this mean?
The major seismic shaking will arrive at approximately 1555.4 seconds.
Richter Scale Magnitude: 16.8 (This is greater than any earthquake in recorded history)
Mercalli Scale Intensity at a distance of 7777 km:
X. Most masonry and frame structures destroyed with their foundations. Some well-built wooden structures and bridges destroyed. Serious damage to dams, dikes, embankments. Large landslides. Water thrown on banks of canals, rivers, lakes, etc. Sand and mud shifted horizontally on beaches and flat land. Rails bent slightly.
XI. As X. Rails bent greatly. Underground pipelines completely out of service.
XII. As X. Damage nearly total. Large rock masses displaced. Lines of sight and level distorted. Objects thrown into the air.
Ejecta:
What does this mean?
The ejecta will arrive approximately 2549.1 seconds after the impact.
Your position is beneath the continuous ejecta deposit.
Average Ejecta Thickness: 627.7 m = 2059.22 ft
Air Blast:
What does this mean?
The air blast will arrive at approximately 23566.7 seconds.
Peak Overpressure: 59222679910.1 Pa = 592226.7991 bars = 8409620.5472 psi
Max wind velocity: 195930.9 m/s = 438285.6 mph
Sound Intensity: 215 dB (Dangerously Loud)
Damage Description:
Multistory wall-bearing buildings will collapse.
Wood frame buildings will almost completely collapse.
Multistory steel-framed office-type buildings will suffer extreme frame distortion, incipient collapse.
Highway truss bridges will collapse.
Highway girder bridges will collapse.
Glass windows will shatter.
Cars and trucks will be largely displaced and grossly distorted and will require rebuilding before use.
Up to 90 percent of trees blown down; remainder stripped of branches and leaves.
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Lucky 7s > Earth
I have the highest Richter scale level thing. Owned.