A detailed simulation of Theia crashing into Earth. While the collision was violent, it was not energetic enough to melt the Earth's lower mantle -- meaning that remnants of Theia could be ...
In this image, the proposed hit-and-run collision is simulated in 3D, shown about an hour after impact. A cut-away view shows the iron cores. Theia (or most of it) barely escapes, so a follow-on ...
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