Survival of the weakest

Erik Asphaug ()
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Erik Asphaug: Earth and Marine Sciences Building, University of California at Santa Cruz

Nature, 1999, vol. 402, issue 6758, 127-128

Abstract: Many asteroids have a porous structure, which helps them absorb energy from collisions without being smashed to bits. This shows how planets might have formed, but could be bad news should an asteroid ever threaten Earth.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1038/45935

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