MFM simulation of the canonical Moon-Forming giant impact (VIDEO)

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MFM simulation of the canonical Moon-Forming giant impact. Here different colors trace different components of Gaia and Theia. The lower mantle of Gaia, denoted by the dashed circle with a radius of 0.8 Earth radii (RE), is only marginally contaminated by Theian mantle.

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Credit: BI Rongxi and DENG Hongping

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