Collision+Course

Risk Assesment
 * [[image:theeffecctofmassoncratersize2.gif width="344" height="277"]] || Several tests were carried out to determine the effect of mass on the crater size. Our results show a weak relationship between the mass of the sphereical object and the diameter of the crater. However, we suspect the mass of the space rock would have a greater impact on ejecta rays.

For this we filled a tray full of any powder like substance. We used maize flour and dropped a circular object from 15 cm - each with different masses. After each trial, we flattened out the surface again. We measured both the mass and the diameter of the crater. ||
 * [[image:cratersizeextrapolated.gif width="343" height="288"]] || We took our results and data from the test and extrapulated it to see and predict what the outcome would be with larger masses for a more realistic insight on the effect on Earth. ||
 * [[image:effectdiametercratersize.gif width="367" height="303"]] || Several tests were carried out to determine the effect of diameter on the crater size. Our results show a weak relationship between the diameter of the sphereical object and the diameter of the crater. However, we suspect the greatest effect on crater size would be a combination of great mass and diameter which we did not have.

For this we filled a tray full of any powder like substance. We used maize flour and dropped a circular object from 15 cm - each with different diameters. After each trial, we flattened out the surface again. We measured both the mass and the diameter of the crater. ||
 * [[image:effectdiametercratersizeextrapulated2.gif width="386" height="383"]] || We took our results and data from the test and extrapulated it to see and predict what the outcome would be with diameters for a more realistic insight on the effect on Earth. ||

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