On the Mass Distribution of Fragments of an Asteroid Disrupted in the Earth’s Atmosphere

Figure 2

Сumulative number of fragments versus normalized fragment mass. Experimental results [30] are plotted by markers, calculations using formula (9) by the blue line. (a) Specific energy is 16 and 10 kJ/kg for basalt and pyrophyllite targets. (b) Specific energy is 1.7 and 2.6 kJ/kg for basalt and pyrophyllite targets.

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