Sunday 21 January 2018

waves - after the reentry of the side booster rockets of the Falcon heavy, why was the sonic boom heard?


what is the underlying principle of this boom here? did the boosters landed with speed greater than the sound barrier ? And they were heard after some time they both landed , how is that possible? is it because sound travels slowly as compared to light? please clarify .




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