Fig. 4
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Snapshots of a cross-sectional slice of a head-on collision between a non-rotating Venus and a 0.1 M⊕ impactor at 10 km s−1, shown at multiple time steps. Initial energy deposition at the impact site generates pressure waves that converge at the antipode, causing significant heating and deformation. The outcome of this collisions is a merger.
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