TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAn asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earthwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkAn asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earthwww.cnn.comTryingToBeGood@reddthat.com to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square28linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoIf you double the diameter, the volume increases 8-fold, and also the mass.
minus-squareeleijeep@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAdditionally, doubling the diameter results in doubling the surface area to volume ratio which increases the percentage of the mass that survives atmosphere entry.
If you double the diameter, the volume increases 8-fold, and also the mass.
Additionally, doubling the diameter results in doubling the surface area to volume ratio which increases the percentage of the mass that survives atmosphere entry.