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Density of oceanic water, 20 seconds after impact of a 1 km diameter asteroid into 5.5 km deep ocean. The model results give an impression of the extent of the transient water cavity and the mushroom-like chaotic structure inside containing the debris of the asteroid. Units on the axes are km. Credit: D. de Niem, DLR.
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Density of oceanic water, 20 seconds after impact of a 1 km diameter asteroid into 5.5 km deep ocean. The model results give an impression of the extent of the transient water cavity and the mushroom-like chaotic structure inside containing the debris of the asteroid. Units on the axes are km. Credit: D. de Niem, DLR.
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