App Simulates the Catastrophic, Impact of an Asteroid , Strike On Earth.
'Newsweek' reports that a web game developer
has released an app that lets users simulate
an asteroid strike on any given location on Earth.
The Asteroid Launcher site was created by
Neal Agarwal, who said he drew inspiration
from Hollywood science fiction films. .
I wanted to make an online simulator
that could let anyone dream up their
own asteroid impact scenarios, Neal Agarwal, Web game developer, via 'Newsweek'.
This is for anyone who wants
to learn more about asteroid impacts
and dream up their own scenarios, Neal Agarwal, Web game developer, via 'Newsweek'.
There are also lots of people
who just enjoy launching big rocks
at Earth, and that's cool too, Neal Agarwal, Web game developer, via 'Newsweek'.
'Newsweek' reports that the simulation is based on the work
of Gareth Collins, a professor of planetary science at Imperial
College London, and Clemens Rumpf, a NASA engineer.
The model should give
a good approximation of
what would really happen, Neal Agarwal, Web game developer, via 'Newsweek'.
Users can select not only the location to be
impacted, but also the material of the asteroid,
its diameter and even its angle of impact. .
The results include information
about the resulting crater, fireball,
shock wave, winds and earthquakes.
'Newsweek' reports that scientists have discovered
over 30,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) with orbits
that come astronomically close to Earth's orbit to date.
