Traverse traj3D ejecta 4 trajectory
Channel: Gary Deschaines
Date: 2021-05-08

Representative trajectory generated by the traj3D simulation for ejecta launched at 10000fps, 5000ft AMSL, 145°az and 45°el by an hypothesized cosmic impactor into Saginaw Bay, Michigan as proposed in reference link [1]. The presented point mass, non-atmospheric drag, ballistic trajectory as viewed by an observer fixed to the Earth was generated by a 3DOF simulation derived from that documented in reference link [2].

This is my first attempt at recording a tour in Google Earth Pro, then editing the saved video file with Shotcut since the audio track is not preserved in a saved tour media file. The purpose of this video, and hopefully others to follow, is to provide narration for Saginaw Bay impact ejecta ballistic trajectory content presented in shared Google Earth Pro files and Web projects.

The traj3D program used to generate the ballistic trajectory is publicly available at GitHub repository https://github.com/gedeschaines/traj3D

Reference Links:
[1] http://cintos.org/SaginawManifold/index.html.
[2] https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4290244-users-manual-trajectory-computer-program.