A spherical meteorite is entering the Earth's atmosphere. It has a diameter is 4.8 cm and a mass of 180 grams. If the meteorite has a drag coefficient of 0.75, (a) what is its ballistic coefficient in...


A spherical meteorite is entering the Earth's atmosphere. It has a diameter is 4.8 cm and a<br>mass of 180 grams. If the meteorite has a drag coefficient of 0.75,<br>(a) what is its ballistic coefficient in kg/m²?<br>(b) What would it mean if the ballistic coefficient was much smaller vs. the value you<br>calculated in part a?<br>

Extracted text: A spherical meteorite is entering the Earth's atmosphere. It has a diameter is 4.8 cm and a mass of 180 grams. If the meteorite has a drag coefficient of 0.75, (a) what is its ballistic coefficient in kg/m²? (b) What would it mean if the ballistic coefficient was much smaller vs. the value you calculated in part a?

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