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Does anyone know how kinetic energy and crater diameter are related??

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Crater size is related to the mass and velocity of the impacting body. Mass and velocity can be combined to find the kinetic energy of an impactor. ... This fundamental physical relationship allows an estimate of impactor mass to be made from crater diameter.

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