Impact Crater Activities and Planetary Relationships

I. Crater Experiment: Diameter Vs. Depth

               Experimental Data & Graphs "00       Data & Graphs "99           Planetary Mass Vs. Age

Setting up the 
Meter Stick and
Marble-drop
First 
Marble Drop
Several
Marble Drops and
Data Recordings
[This idea came from NASA's  educational CD ROM ]

Experimental Data Results and Graphs from "00 Class
Impact Craters
NASA's Results
Trial
Diameter
Depth
Trial
Diameter
Depth
1
15
15
1
10
2.2
2
18
14
2
9.5
1.7
3
18
17
3
4.5
1
4
22
14
4
1.1
0.2
5
22
15
6
16
11
7
21
15
8
15
14
9
19
14

Planetary Relationships from the Class of "99-"00

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Planetary Relationships [Class of "99-00]
Planets
Wt.
Age
Cr.Diam.
Cr.Depth
Mercury
38
58.09
10
2.2
Venus
91
22.84
9.5
1.7
Earth
100
14
8.3
1.8
Mars
39
7.42
7.5
1.5
Jupiter
254
1.17
6.3
1.4
Saturn
107
0.48
5.8
1
Uranus
90
0.17
4.5
1
Neptune
114
0.09
3.9
0.9
Pluto
6
0.06
2.6
0.6

Crater Impact Data Graph (from "99-00)

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Planetary Mass Vs. Age from Class of "99-"00

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