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Normalized impact speed a); incidence angle b); normal speed c); crater diameter d); impact density e); and crater density f) as functions of β. The exact variations with β (solid curves in red, orange, yellow, and green for venc = 10, 20, 30, and 40 km s-1) are calculated using exact formulations with vM = 1.0 km s-1, dmin = 0.5 km, αp = 1.75, ρ = 3.4 × 10-25 km-2, t = 3.7 Gyr, and dc = 25 km. The approximate variations (dashed curves in the same color as the solid curves for the same venc) are calculated with the same parameters but using the approximate series of formulations. The fit variations (dotted curves in the same color as the solid curves for the same venc) are best fits of exact variations to the approximate formulations. All the variations are in terms of the relevant exact global averages (horizontal dotted lines).

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