A Cosmic Dartboard (IMAGE)

Brown University

A Cosmic Dartboard

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Experiments using a high velocity cannon suggest that when asteroids hit targets that are icy or made of porous silicate materials, much of the impact material stays in the crater. The findings have implications for the surface composition of the dwarf planet Ceres.

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NASA Ames Research Center / Brown University

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