The expected frequency of collisions of small meteorites with cars and aircraft
Por:
Poveda A., Herrera M.A., García J.L., Hernádez-Alcántara A., Curioca K.
Publicada:
1 ene 1999
Resumen:
The cumulative distribution N(d) of diameters of Earth-Crossing Asteroids (EGAs) derived by Poveda et al. (1998, submitted) is used to estimate the frequency of collisions of meteoroids with cars and with aircraft. The expected frequency of collisions of a car with a meteorite larger than 10 cm in diameter turns out to be one impact every 16 years. This frequency is consistent with the known incidence of such events (Lewis, 1996). The expected frequency of collisions of a cruising airplane with a meteorite larger than 1 cm in diameter turns out to be one impact every 30 years. Such an impactor hitting an airplane at a velocity of several hundreds of meters per second could cause a serious accident. © 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Filiaciones:
Poveda A.:
Institute de Astronomia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D. F. 04510, Mexico
Herrera M.A.:
Institute de Astronomia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D. F. 04510, Mexico
Prog. Univ. Invest. y Desarrollo E., UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D. F. 04510, Mexico
García J.L.:
Institute de Astronomia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D. F. 04510, Mexico
Prog. Univ. Invest. y Desarrollo E., UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D. F. 04510, Mexico
Hernádez-Alcántara A.:
Institute de Astronomia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D. F. 04510, Mexico
Prog. Univ. Invest. y Desarrollo E., UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D. F. 04510, Mexico
Curioca K.:
Institute de Astronomia, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D. F. 04510, Mexico
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