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Table 1.

Parameters of the asteroid and comet type impactors.

Physical property Asteroid Comet
Diameter (m) 1000 1000
Density (kg m−3) 2.6 × 103 0.65 × 103
Mass (kg) 1.36 × 1012 3.40 × 1011
vimp (km s−1) 20 40
vesc (m s−1) 0.625 0.301
Pmin (hour) 2.04657 4.09315
vsurf (m s−1) 0.425687 0.212844

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