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Hypervelocity impact study: the effect of impact angle on crater morphology
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Best, Steve Zee, Ralph Crawford, Gary Crumpler, Mike Hill, David Rose, Frank E. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | The Space Power Institute (SPI) of Auburn University has conducted preliminary tests on the effects of impact angle on crater morphology for hypervelocity impacts. Copper target plates were set at angles of 30 deg and 60 deg from the particle flight path. For the 30 deg impact, the craters looked almost identical to earlier normal incidence impacts. The only difference found was in the apparent distribution of particle residue within the crater, and further research is needed to verify this. The 60 deg impacts showed marked differences in crater symmetry, crater lip shape, and particle residue distribution. Further research on angle effects is planned, because the particle velocities for these shots were relatively slow (7 km/s or less). |
| File Size | 8745226 |
| Page Count | 11 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930016071 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t05x77q9z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-03-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Residues Geomorphology Craters Hypervelocity Projectiles Metal Plates Micrometeoroids Flight Paths Targets Shapes Copper Hypervelocity Impact Symmetry Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
