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I believe that all other factors kept the same, angle does matter b/c of the amount and time you spend going through the atmosphere. e.g. a shallower angle mea
by alexpotato 3y ago
I believe that all other factors kept the same, angle does matter b/c of the amount and time you spend going through the atmosphere.
e.g. a shallower angle means you pass through more atmosphere which leads to more heating time which in turn means to "icier" asteroids burning off more of the ice.
I can also imagine a scenario where the asteroid passes so close that it passes through the atmosphere but doesn't actually hit the earth.
- pmayrgundter 3y agoDoesn't the ratio of mass of asteroid to atmosphere dominate? The larger the asteroid, the proportionally less momentum it loses to the atmosphere. Not sure how much a column of air the radius of a mountain weighs, but seems relatively very small?