TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoAn asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earthwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1external-linkAn asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earthwww.cnn.comTryingToBeGood@reddthat.com to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 days agoIf you double the diameter, the volume increases 8-fold, and also the mass.
minus-squareeleijeep@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days 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.