Asteroid

Impact

Effects

Classify any asteroid using given parameters, or see when an asteroid will collide with the Earth!

Asteroid Diameter

Asteroid Density kg/m³

Impact Velocity km/s.

This is the velocity of the projectile before it enters the atmosphere. The minimum impact velocity on Earth is 11 km/s. Typical impact velocities are 17 km/s for asteroids and 51 km/s for comets. The maximum Earth impact velocity for objects orbiting the sun is 72 km/s.

Asteroid Energy

The asteroid has an energy of joules before it enters the atmosphere. To put that into perspective, this is about tons of TNT, or about times the energy of the Hiroshima Bomb.

Seismic Effects

An earthquake will be caused with a Richter Scale magnitude of .

Atmospheric Entry

The asteroid begins to break up at an altitude of meters.

Crater Dimensions