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pompatous665 t1_iz185y8 wrote

Reply to comment by tterrag1098 in I made a website that lets you launch an asteroid at Earth and see the effects [OC] by OrangePrototype

None. Unless the angle of impact is very nearly horizontal, the crater produced will be circular.

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JTanCan t1_iz3o2dg wrote

Is that comment about the game or in real life?

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Xyex t1_iz4ldb2 wrote

Real life. Asteroids hit with such force that the angle doesn't matter. They essentially explode on impact, blasting out a crater much larger than the original asteroid. And explosions don't care about angle of impact, they're gonna be a big old ball of fire regardless.

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pompatous665 t1_iz53unf wrote

There are a few elliptical craters mapped on planets and moons in real life - they account for less than 5%.of all craters. The angle of impact has to be less than ~10°.

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