Posted on 10/12/2016 4:41:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Physicists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) conducted numerical 3D simulations to shed light on the mysterious circumstances surrounding Phobos’ Stickney crater.
While previous studies relied on 2D simulations at lower resolutions, these were unable to replicate the feature, and failed to account for the porosity of Phobos’ crust in their calculations.
According to the researchers, this moon is less dense than the Martian surface.
The new calculations reveal Phobos could have survived a major impact, which left behind the massive crater.
In the animation, the researchers plot a scene in which a 200-meter object slams into the moon at almost 5 miles per second.
While some material escapes, indicated in red, the rest is moving fast enough to create the large depression on the face of the 13-mile-wide moon.
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I have a different theory. I think Phobos was a comet that got caught in Mars orbit. The huge crater resembles the craters on other meteorites we have found. It is not from impact, it is a big pit in the frontal edge of the comet that burns.
It’s not a moon! It’s an abandoned Starship!
Damn it! They were supposed to keep that a secret!
Unless this discovery was made by muslims, it doesn’t matter
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