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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
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Title:
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Asteroid Castalia Impact Simulation
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Asteroid Castalia Impact Simulation
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Description:
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A cut-away view of the asteroid Castalia as it is impacted by a house-sized rock traveling at 5 kilometers per second. The scattering white dots are fragments from the smaller rock.
Duration: 55.0 seconds
Description
A cut-away view of the asteroid Castalia as it is impacted by a house-sized rock traveling at 5 kilometers per second. The scattering white dots are fragments from the smaller rock.
Duration: 55.0 seconds
Description
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Abstract:
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This visualization shows Castalia, a larger-than-average asteroid, being hit by a house-sized rock traveling at 5 kilometers per second. Lasting merely a second, the collision approximates the force of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Using nuclear weapons has been proposed for breaking up, or at least diverting, asteroids headed towards Earth. Simulations show that such an impact will fracture a solid asteroid, but, later, gravity will reassemble the pieces.
Abstract
This visualization shows Castalia, a larger-than-average asteroid, being hit by a house-sized rock traveling at 5 kilometers per second. Lasting merely a second, the collision approximates the force of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Using nuclear weapons has been proposed for breaking up, or at least diverting, asteroids headed towards Earth. Simulations show that such an impact will fracture a solid asteroid, but, later, gravity will reassemble the pieces.
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Completed:
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1999-01-21
Completed
1999-01-21
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Credit:
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*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Credit
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Studio:
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SVS
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Animator:
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Shigeru Suzuki (Lead)
Animator
Shigeru Suzuki (Lead)
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Animator:
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Eric DeJong
Animator
Eric DeJong
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Scientist:
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Erik Asphaug (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Scientist
Erik Asphaug (University of California, Santa Cruz)
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Scientist:
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Steven Ostro (NASA/JPL)
Scientist
Steven Ostro (NASA/JPL)
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Scientist:
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Scott Hudson (Washington State University)
Scientist
Scott Hudson (Washington State University)
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Scientist:
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Willy Benz (University of Bern)
Scientist
Willy Benz (University of Bern)
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Scientist:
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Daniel Scheeres (Iowa State University)
Scientist
Daniel Scheeres (Iowa State University)
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Series:
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Images of Earth and Space
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Images of Earth and Space
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Keywords:
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DLESE
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Keywords:
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SVS
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Keywords:
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Space science
Keywords
Space science
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Keywords:
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Asteroid
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Asteroid
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Keywords:
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Castalia
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Castalia
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Video:
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SVS1999-0001* * *
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SVS1999-0001* * *
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Animation Number:
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558
Animation_Number
558
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a000500/a0005 58/a000558-IMAGE
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a000500/a0005 58/a000558-IMAGE
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