Public
- Public
- Network
- Groups
- Featured
- Popular
- People

Artwork showing the visualization from the simulation, where the bottom half of a bluish moon is still somewhat intact, but the top half has been sheared off, which sand-like debris expanding away in a warped disk shape.

Download link

Artwork showing the visualization from the simulation, where the bottom half of a bluish moon is still somewhat intact, but the top half has been sheared off, which sand-like debris expanding away in a warped disk shape.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/324/392/120/863/614/original/a38247b4dc93f28e.jpg

Notices where this attachment appears

Embed this notice
Phil Plait (badastro@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 30-Oct-2023 23:18:12 JST Phil Plait

What created Saturn's magnificent rings? As is the case so often in astronomy, out of violence, elegance and beauty.
https://badastronomy.substack.com/p/what-created-saturns-magnificent

In conversation about a year ago from mastodon.social permalink