Planet Impact Simulation (IMAGE)

Durham University

Planet Impact Simulation

Caption

Cross-section snapshots of 3D simulations of giant impacts using 30 to 100 million particles, coloured by their material or their internal energy, related to their temperature.

Credit

Jacob Kegerreis, Durham University

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