Research Article

A Numerical Approach to Study Ablation of Large Bolides: Application to Chelyabinsk

Table 2

Dynamic data of the Chelyabinsk superbolide.

Height (km)V (km/s)Height (km) (km/s)

18.9814.0415.669.73
18.7813.8615.539.46
18.5813.6815.399.20
18.3813.4915.268.94
18.1813.2915.138.68
17.9913.0915.018.42
17.8012.8814.898.17
17.6212.6614.777.92
17.4412.4414.667.67
17.2612.2214.557.43
17.0811.9914.457.19
16.9111.7514.346.96
16.7411.5114.246.74
16.5811.2714.156.52
16.4211.0214.066.31
16.2610.7613.976.11
16.1010.5113.885.92
15.9510.2513.805.73