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The authors used extensive computer simulations to perform their calculations, because the coupled dynamics of the binary system are complicated, and several of the parameters used to model the possible impact scenarios are subject to uncertainties. The ejected material was observed by LICIACube, th...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 616; no. 7957; pp. 437 - 438
Main Author Adam, Coralie D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 20.04.2023
Subjects
Asteroids
Binary system
Earth
Experiments
Hubble Space Telescope
Mathematical models
Moon
Particle size
Porosity
Radiation
Space telescopes
Telescopes
Velocity
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ISSN0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI10.1038/d41586-023-01020-1

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Summary:The authors used extensive computer simulations to perform their calculations, because the coupled dynamics of the binary system are complicated, and several of the parameters used to model the possible impact scenarios are subject to uncertainties. The ejected material was observed by LICIACube, the Hubble Space Telescope and a network of ground-based telescopes. Density and porosity are key to understanding the impact dynamics, as well as how the properties of this binary system relate to those of the meteorites catalogued so far11.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-023-01020-1