Planetary engulfment simulations (VIDEO)

University of California - Santa Cruz

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Animations show the evolution of density and flow in simulations of a planet embedded in the envelope of a giant star, showing the interactions of the inspiralling planet with the gas in its vicinity.

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Video credit: Ricardo Yarza et al.

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