Thursday, 15 October 2015

What smacks into Ceres stays on Ceres

IRON AND ICE
What smacks into Ceres stays on Ceres
Providence RI (SPX) Oct 15, 2015 - A new set of high-velocity impact experiments suggests that the dwarf planet Ceres may be something of a cosmic dartboard: Projectiles that slam into it tend to stick. The experiments, performed using the Vertical Gun Range at NASA's Ames Research Center, suggest that when asteroids and other impactors hit Ceres, much of the impact material remains on the surface instead of bouncing off in ... more


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