A large meteoroid enters the Earths atmosphere at aspeed of 20.0 km/s and is not

Chapter 17, Problem 67

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A large meteoroid enters the Earths atmosphere at aspeed of 20.0 km/s and is not significantly slowedbefore entering the ocean. (a) What is the Mach angleof the shock wave from the meteoroid in the loweratmosphere? (b) If we assume the meteoroid survivesthe impact with the ocean surface, what is the (initial)Mach angle of the shock wave the meteoroid producesin the water?

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