Table J-5: Cumulative number of impacts, N, to a randomly oriented plate for a range of minimum particle masses

Mass (g)

Diameter (cm)

Nmet(m-2yr-1)

1,00E-12

9,14E-5

1,09E+3

5,00E-12

1,56E-4

6,11E+2

1,00E-11

1,97E-4

4,71E+2

5,00E-11

3,37E-4

2,57E+2

1,00E-10

4,24E-4

2,02E+2

5,00E-10

7,26E-4

1,20E+2

1,00E-9

9,14E-4

9,51E+1

5,00E-9

1,56E-3

5,15E+1

1,00E-8

1,97E-3

3,74E+1

5,00E-8

3,37E-3

1,51E+1

1,00E-7

4,24E-3

9,54E+0

5,00E-7

7,26E-3

2,75E+0

1,00E-6

9,14E-3

1,49E+0

5,00E-6

1,56E-2

3,07E-1

1,00E-5

1,97E-2

1,47E-1

5,00E-5

3,37E-2

2,36E-2

1,00E-4

4,24E-2

1,04E-2

5,00E-4

7,26E-2

1,43E-3

1,00E-3

9,14E-2

5,97E-4

5,00E-3

1,56E-1

7,57E-5

1,00E-2

1,97E-1

3,07E-5

5,00E-2

3,37E-1

3,72E-6

1,00E-1

4,24E-1

1,49E-6

5,00E-1

7,26E-1

1,77E-7

1,00E+0

9,14E-1

7,02E-8

5,00E+0

1,56E+0

8,22E-9

1,00E+1

1,97E+0

3,26E-9

5,00E+1

3,37E+0

3,79E-10

1,00E+2

4,24E+0

1,50E-10

5,00E+2

7,26E+0

1,74E-11

NOTE 1: The meteoroid model specified in 10.2.4.1 was used.

NOTE 2: The results are for an object located outside the Earth’s influence (no gravitational focusing and no shielding, e.g. Earth Lagrange Points).

NOTE 3: A density of ρ = 2,5 g cm-3 was used to convert masses to diameters