ASTR 1010Lab 9: Impacts and Craters
Prepare for Impact!Collisions happen in space all the time. They can have devastating effects on living things.
FireballThe immediate area of the impact gets blasted with fire.
EarthquakeSlamming a rock into a planet sends tremors through its crust.
EjectaRocks and dust get cast into the air and rain down.
Air BlastThe sheer sonic boom of the impact makes a pressure wave that can knock down trees many miles away.