Explosive craters on the surface of space vehicles produced by meteoroids and space debris particles
| 1Kruchynenko, VG, 1Kozak, PM 1Astronomical Observatory of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Kosm. nauka tehnol. 2001, 7 ;(5-6):071-074 |
| https://doi.org/10.15407/knit2001.05.071 |
| Publication Language: Russian |
Abstract: The frequencies of the formation of explosive craters of the given sizes on the surface of the satellite «Ocean-O» were calculated. For this purpose the data on the flux of sporadic meteoroids and space debris in the near-Earth space and the E. Opik's theory of crater formation were used. The results show that the probabilities of destructive collisions with two components mentioned above are approximately equal. The probability of the collision of a space vehicle with a potentially hazard particle depending on the duration of its stay in the orbit is also estimated. The parameters of the craters formed are shown to depend strongly on both the speed and the angle of incidence of the particle. As an example, the calculation is done for the well-known Arizona crater on the Earth's surface.
|
| Keywords: crater formation theory, explosive craters, space debris, sporadic meteoroids |
References:
1. Krinov E. L. Iron rain, 192 p. (Nauka, Moscow, 1981) [in Russian].
2. Kruchynenko V. G. Meteoritic craters on the Earth's surface. Kinematika i Fizika Nebes. Tel, 16 (6), 507—518 (2000) [in Russian].
3. Stanyukovich K. P. Unsteady Motion of Continuous Media, 855 p. (Nauka, Moscow, 1971) [in Russian].
4. Shoemaker E. M. Impact mechanics on the example of the Arizona meteorite crater. In: Explosive craters on the earth and planets, ed. by K. P. Stanyukovich, 68—104 (Mir, Moscow, 1968) [in Russian].
5. Durin C., Mandeville J. C. MOS sensors for detection of orbital debris. Proc. Second Europ. Conf. on Space Debris. ESA SP-393, 143—146 (1997).
6. Kruchynenko V. G. Integrated density of influx of space bodies onto Earth for a wide range of masses. Proc. Inter. Conf. METEOROIDS 1998, Eds W. J. Baggaley, V. Porubcan, 329— 332 (Astron. Inst. Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, 1999).
7. Nordyke M. D. Nuclear craters and preliminary theory of the mechanics of crater formation. J. Geophys. Res., 66, 3439—3459 (1961).
https://doi.org/10.1029/JZ066i010p03439
https://doi.org/10.1029/JZ066i010p03439
8. Opik E. J. The lunar surface as an impact counter. Mon. Notic. Roy. Astron. Soc., 120, 404—411 (1960).
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/120.5.404
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/120.5.404
9. Opik E. J. Cratering and the Moon's surface. Adv. Astron. Astrophys., 8, 107—337 (1971).
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-003208-2.50008-7
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-003208-2.50008-7
10. Opik E. J. Interplanetary encounters, 155 p. (Elsevier scient. publ. comp., New York, 1976).
11. Rinehart J. S. Distribution of meteoritic debris about the Arisona meteorite crater. Smithson. Contr. Ap., 2 (7), 145—159 (1958).
https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810231.2-7.145