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Uhm I mean God knows what they meant, but in this context I visualize this headline as a meteor with the VOLUME of a Corgi, definitely not a sphere with the diameter of the longest dimension of a Corgi, that doesn't make much sense to me.
A corgi has a mass of 10-14kg, so assuming a density of an average mammal of ~1g/cm³ would actually give it a volume of 14000cm³. See paragraph three for results. Not good.
How not good?
That would imply that the meteor was denser than uranium.
Let's say its made of platinum and iridium... What would happen?
Apart from being too light, it will probably be dense enough so that parts of it will land on the ground. The mass and the (probable) speed will make a decent crater, but for that one would need more data, and a simulation tool.
Wait is there a crater impact simulator tool?
There are, but you need a lot of parameters to get it right. Mass and size are just two. You need speed and, most importantly, the direction it travells.
I figured you’d just use KSP. 😂
https://www.jpost.com/science/article-732223
So, yeah, they meant the diameter. Doesn't make much sense to me either, but then again, I'm not the one making a living writing science-y articles for a definitely non-science audience.