Table 2 Summary statistics for four peaks in circular statistic radius across three impact size categories.

From: Generation of a galactic chronology with impact ages and spiral arm tangents

 

Impact category

Peak

Modulo divisor (period)

Galactic period

Radius

Kuiper test statistic

P value

Mean age (Ma)

 

 > 70 km

1

151

 

0.803

2.173

 < 0.01

52.61

 

 > 39 km

1

152

 

0.494

1.774

 < 0.05

58.74

 

 > 20 km

1

152

 

0.501

2.370

 < 0.01

53.90

Arm positions

 

1

151

604

   

47.63

  

1

152

608

   

47.95

 

 > 70 km

2

165

 

0.915

2.415

 < 0.01

43.13

 

 > 39 km

2

165

 

0.646

2.276

 < 0.01

52.63

 

 > 20 km

2

165

 

0.561

2.529

 < 0.01

51.59

Arm position

 

2

165

660

   

52.05

 

 > 70 km

3

181

 

0.884

2.267

 < 0.01

34.15

 

 > 39 km

3

181

 

0.686

2.355

 < 0.01

43.26

 

 > 20 km

3

181

 

0.600

2.766

 < 0.01

48.23

Arm position

 

3

181

724

   

57.10

 

 > 70 km

4

201

 

0.708

1.744

 > 0.05

22.70

 

 > 39 km

4

199

 

0.603

1.939

 < 0.05

37.45

 

 > 20 km

4

199

 

0.616

2.506

 < 0.01

45.80

Arm positions

 

4

199

796

   

62.78

  

4

201

804

   

63.41

  1. The mean age (Ma) is calculated from the mean direction for each peak and size category. This is compared with the age of the Sagittarius-Carina arm (arm position) using the galactic period (4 × modulo divisor) and position in Fig. 3.