Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics & Impact Science
Maxwell Viscoelastic Model: When an asteroid hits gelatin ocean media, high shear rate ($\dot{\gamma}$) forces transient polymer cross-linking. At hypervelocity impact, the fluid behaves like an elastic solid during short timescales ($t < \tau$), triggering extreme wave rebound and shear-thinning shock propagation before stress relaxes into fluid flow.
Impactor & Ocean Parameters
Gelatin Concentration
10 %
Asteroid Diameter
500 m
Impact Velocity
18 km/s
Impact Angle
90 °
Gel Modulus (E)
45 kPa
Live Physics Telemetry
Crater Depth
142.5 m
Rebound Height
88.2 m
KE Dissipated
94.2 %
Shockwave Speed
1,250 m/s
Regime Classification:
Viscoelastic Rebound & Shear Thinning Damping
Crater Depth over Time (m)