Subsurface Stratigraphy Excavation (Cross-Section & Ballistics)
Excavation Time:
10.0s
Crater Rim Diameter
18.35 m
60.2 ft (LRO Imaged)
Max Excavation Depth
3.67 m
Transient Cavity Base
Ballistic Ray Extent
142.8 m
Continuous Ejecta Blanket
Bright Bedrock Ejecta
58.0%
Subsurface Anorthosite
Weathered Regolith Ejecta
42.0%
Mature Dark Surface Soil
Impactor Parameters
Impactor Mass 4,000 kg
Impact Velocity 2.58 km/s
Impact Angle 75°
Target Stratigraphy
Mature Regolith Depth 1.50 m
Mature Regolith (Dark, Albedo 0.12)
Top Layer
Subsurface Breccia (Albedo 0.22)
Transition
Deep Bedrock (Anorthosite, Albedo 0.35)
Deep Horizon
Geological Dossier
Kinetic Energy:1.33 × 10¹⁰ J (3.18 t TNT)
Excavated Mass:~1,250 tonnes
Max Ejection Speed:485 m/s
Albedo Contrast Ratio:2.91 : 1 (High Fresh)
Hover or touch any point along the ejecta ray blanket to inspect depth-of-origin stratigraphy.