| Download Simulation Tektites (.mp4) | ||
| Diameter | Impact speed | Impact angle |
| 1.5 km | 20 km/s | 30° |
| Final crater produced: Ries, Germany | ||
| Simulation: Dr. Natalia Artemieva, Russian Academy of Science, Russia, using the code SOVA. | ||
| NOTES: Colors represent different materials Color intensity represents material density Colored dots represent: Yellow: Potential tektite material (originating close to the surface and completely melted) Green: Solid target material Cyan: Material from the projectile that is completely melted (if it mixes with melted target it forms material with extraterrestrial fingerprint, not tektites) | ||