Cracked Mud (IMAGE)

Duke University

Cracked Mud

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As a volume of mud dries, its internal tension grows until it suddenly cracks hierarchically, meaning with a few large cracks along with many small ones. A similar process is responsible for the wide variety of sizes that celestial bodies come in, according to a Duke professor.

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Adrian Bejan, Duke University

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