Hydrodynamic instability at impact interfaces and planetary implications

The authors describe a dynamic surface instability between impacting materials, showing that a region of mixing grows between two media. The study implies that this can explain mixed compositions and textures in certain meteorites.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Avi Ravid, Robert I. Citron, Raymond Jeanloz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22052-z