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What is an impactor?

What is an impactor? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material.
  2. An object which impacts another.
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This sample was crushed to 600 microns using the Vertical Shaft Impactor and then concentrated using a wave-table into five individual concentrates.
The anomalous platinum group element geochemistry of the ejecta horizon suggests that the impactor was an asteroid.
Yes, there are other contributing factors such as global warming, pollution, predation and angling, but the single largest impactor is the drift net.
Product is equipped with a stationary outer disc and a rotating inner disc, both of which are precision-machined and studded with impactor pins.
They found that impacts were hot enough to release a mix of gas and liquid from the destroyed impactor.
The implant is first hammered into place attached to an inserter, which is removed, and the surgeon uses a final impactor to fully engage the implant lugs.

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