On penetration depth of the Shoemaker-Le
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Zhong-Wei Hu; Yi Chu; Kai-Jun Zhang
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Article
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1996
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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The actual penetration depth of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 fragments into the Jovian atmosphere is still an open question. From fundamental equations of meteoric physics with variable cross-section, a new analytic model of energy release of the fragments is presented. In use of reasonable parameters, a se