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The Size of the Artificial Explosive Crater on the Nucleus of Comet 9P/Tempel 1

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Deep Impact as a World Observatory Event: Synergies in Space, Time, and Wavelength

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The theoretical model of an explosive crater formation on the surface of the cosmic body has been considered. The model is verified for the Arizona crater. Calculations show that an explosion of a meteorite in a target occurs for the depth of submergence where it reaches maximal drag. It has been shown that as a result of the collision of the Deep Impact copper impactor with the comet 9P/Tempel 1 nucleus an artifical explosive crater with a diameter of 22–57 m and a depth of 4.8–5.7 m must have formed on the nuclear surface.

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  1. Astronomical Observatory of Kyiv Shevchenko National University, Kyiv-053, Ukraine 04053, 3,Observatorna str

    K. I. Churyumov, V. G. Kruchynenko & L. S. Chubko

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  1. European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany

    H.U. Käufl

  2. Vrije Universiteit Brussel Astronomy Group, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

    C. Sterken

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Churyumov, K.I., Kruchynenko, V.G., Chubko, L.S. (2009). The Size of the Artificial Explosive Crater on the Nucleus of Comet 9P/Tempel 1. In: Käufl, H., Sterken, C. (eds) Deep Impact as a World Observatory Event: Synergies in Space, Time, and Wavelength. Eso Astrophysics Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76959-0_24

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