☄️ EasyCraterSim v1.2.0

Link to the interface

GitHub repository

EasyCraterSim is a lightweight numerical simulation tool designed to model the formation and evolution of impact craters based on the equations and methodologies described in the paper: O'Keefe, J. D., & Ahrens, T. J. (1999): Complex craters: Relationship of stratigraphy and rings to impact conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 104(E11), 27091-27104. This project aims to provide a simple and accessible visualization of crater growth dynamics based on fundamental physical parameters.

📊Features :

• Choose pre-set crater types (Chicxulub, Meteor Crater, Tycho, Copernicus, and more).
• Customize key physical parameters (gravity, impactor size, velocity, angle, temperature, etc.).
• Visualize the crater shape at a specific time or animate its evolution.
• Graphical output showing normalized radius and depth of the crater.
• Download a GIF showcasing the evolution of the crater
• Choose between Single Crater Simulation or Comparison Mode (WIP)
• Reverse Simulation : Choose crater parameters (depth and diameter) and EasyCraterSim will estimate multiple impact scenarios and establish - a similarity score with known craters! (Also features random scenarios!)

Simple Crater Simulation : user inputs physical parameters and EasyCraterSim will output the crater formation! You can either simulate at a specific time, or animate the whole process (even download a GIF)

Reverse Simulation : User inputs the crater parameters (depth and diameter) and EasyCraterSim will find possible scenarios for the impactor's parameters and give a similarity score based on known craters

📧 Contact

For questions or contributions: [maxime.soares-correia@universite-paris-saclay.fr]

📝 License

This project is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 License.