Scientists reconstruct the history of asteroid collisions
Friday, June 3, 2016 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
An international study reveals that asteroids have endured a multitude of impact strikes since their formation 4,565 million years ago. Scientists have reconstructed a timeline of these collisions using a physics-based model which reproduces the process through time, comparing its results with present-day information about chondrite meteorites.