Simulation of Theia's collision with Earth (VIDEO)

California Institute of Technology

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A detailed simulation of Theia crashing into Earth. While the collision was violent, it was not energetic enough to melt the Earth's lower mantle -- meaning that remnants of Theia could be preserved, rather than mixed homogenously in with the Earth's material.

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Hongping Deng

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