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Meteor Crater in Arizona (see Fig) is thought to have been formed by the impact of a meteorite with the Earth some 20,000 years ago. The mass of the meteorite is estimated to be 5 X 10 10 kg and its speed to have been 7.2 km/s. What speed would such a meteorite impart to the Earth in a head-on collision?

Meteor Crater in Arizona (see Fig) is thought to have been formed by the impact of a meteorite with the Earth some 20,000 years ago. The mass of the meteorite is estimated to be 5 X 1010 kg and its speed to have been 7.2 km/s. What speed would such a meteorite impart to the Earth in a head-on collision?

Grade:upto college level

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Navjyot Kalra
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8 years ago
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