Simulating meteorite impacts - an outdoor field experiment

Conference paper (2023)

Authors

Felix Bettonvil Universiteit Leiden, Royal Netherlands Association for Meteorology and Astronomy (KNVWS)
S.J. de Vet Planetary Exploration - Aerospace Engineering , Royal Netherlands Association for Meteorology and Astronomy (KNVWS)
Gert Jan Netjes Royal Netherlands Association for Meteorology and Astronomy (KNVWS)
Research Group
Planetary Exploration (Aerospace Engineering) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Department

Space Engineering

Research Group

Planetary Exploration

Abstract

We report on the design of a meteorite impact simulator and evaluate the first results. Artificial meteorites were dropped on the ground with realistic terminal velocities. The soil disturbance and impact pit remained recognizable for approximately 3 months. These experiments foster our understanding of impact dynamics in soft deformable top soils, and contribute observables to improve the success rate of meteorite search campaigns.

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