Rolling Boulder Simulations (IMAGE)

Brown University

Rolling Boulder Simulations

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Researchers used computer models to trace the possible path of boulders ejected from Stickney crater on Mars' moon Phobos. The simulations showed that boulders could have carved the iconic grooves seen on Phobos' surface.

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Ken Ramsley / Brown University

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