Colliding Asteroids (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Colliding Asteroids

Caption

This series of images simulates the collision of asteroids measuring 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and 100 kilometers (62 miles) in diameter. The blue region consists of tracer particles to track post-shock temperatures in planesimal material for comparison to mesoscale simulations of the same process and meteorite characteristics.

Credit

Bland et al., 2014

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News organizations may use this image in connection with reports about the work of Fred Ciesla and his associates.

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