#spaceformation — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #spaceformation, aggregated by home.social.
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New Simulations Explain Snowman Shape of Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth
Why does Arrokoth, a Kuiper Belt object, look like a snowman? New simulations show it formed by gravitational collapse, not just collisions.
#Arrokoth #KuiperBelt #SpaceFormation #SolarSystem #PlanetaryScience
https://newsletter.tf/why-arrokoth-kuiper-belt-object-has-snowman-shape/
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Arrokoth's snowman shape is now explained by new computer models. This is different from older ideas that focused on space object crashes.
#Arrokoth #KuiperBelt #SpaceFormation #SolarSystem #PlanetaryScience
https://newsletter.tf/why-arrokoth-kuiper-belt-object-has-snowman-shape/