Planet Impact Animation (VIDEO)

Durham University

Caption

Cross-section animation of the early stages of a 3D simulation of a grazing, fast giant impact using 30 to 100 million particles, coloured by its material or its internal energy, related to its temperature.

Credit

Jacob Kegerreis, Durham University.

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