Suppose a body with a radius of 15 km hits a planet at velocity of 30 km s. Assume the evaporative loading parameter is 20. (a) Čalculate the mass of the atmosphere blown into space if the imactor hits the Earth. (d) Express the masses of escaping gas calculated in A as a fraction of each planetary atmosphere's mass. Comment on your results.
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