A crater on the Moon is 28 km in diameter. If a typical meteorite is 11 times smaller than the diameter of the crater, what was the diameter (in km) of the original meteorite? km What is the estimated depth (in km) of the crater if its depth is one-ninth its diameter?

A crater on the Moon is 28 km in diameter. If a typical meteorite is 11 times smaller than the diameter of the crater, what was the diameter (in km) of the original meteorite? km What is the estimated depth (in km) of the crater if its depth is one-ninth its diameter?

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A crater on the Moon is 28 km in diameter. If a
typical meteorite is 11 times smaller than the
diameter of the crater, what was the diameter (in
km) of the original meteorite?
km
What is the estimated depth (in km) of the crater if
its depth is one-ninth its diameter?
km

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