A meteorite traveling at 8800 m/s strikes the ocean. Determine the shock wave angle it produces in the air just before entering the ocean and the shock wave angle it produces int he wave just after entering it. The temperature of the air is 20.0C.  Please sketch the situation, define all variables neatly. Thank you

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A meteorite traveling at 8800 m/s strikes the ocean. Determine the shock wave angle it produces in the air just before entering the ocean and the shock wave angle it produces int he wave just after entering it. The temperature of the air is 20.0C. 

Please sketch the situation, define all variables neatly. Thank you

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