Question

Assuming a density of 3000 kg/m3 and approximating the actual distribution of asteroids and meteoroids as a single 1000-km body (Ceres), one hundred 100-km bodies, 10 thousand 10-km bodies, and so on, calculate the total mass in the form of 1000-km bodies.

Answer 1

Answer:

It is observed that the number of asteroids (or meteoroids) of a given diameter is roughly inversely proportional to the square of the diameter.

Part A

Assuming a density of 3000 kg/m3 and approximating the actual distribution of asteroids and meteoroids as a single 1000-km body (Ceres), one hundred 100-km bodies, 10 thousand 10-kmbodies, and so on, calculate the total mass in the form of 1000-km bodies.

Part B

Calculate the total mass in the form of 100-km bodies.

Part C

Calculate the total mass in the form of 10-km bodies.

Part D

Calculate the total mass in the form of 1-km bodies.

Step-by-step explanation:

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given that density is 3000kg/m³