If it's possible to exceed the speed of sound underwater -what happens?

Subject: If it's possible to exceed the speed of sound underwater -what happens?

Date: Sat Jan 15 20:47:42 2000
Posted by Mr.Lee
Grade level: nonaligned School: N\A
City: Tampa State/Province: Florida Country: U.S.A.
Area of science: Physics
ID: 947990862.Ph

Message:


Exceeding the speed of sound in air results in the sonic boom.Since water 
is approximately 800 times denser than air what would be the resulting 
shock wave if say a meteor struck the surface of the ocean? It would 
travel for some distance underwater at better than 4400 feet per second 
right?Thanks for your reply.

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