Impactor with spin (VIDEO)

Durham University

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A cross section of a 3D simulation run by researchers investigating how a collision between the early-Earth and a Mars-size object might have led to the formation of the Moon. When a small amount of spin was added to the impactor (Theia) a Moon-like object was produced, similar to that when no spin was added.

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Sergio Ruiz-Bonilla

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