Researchers explore how impacts 'break in' a new planet - Phys.org

The harder you hit something—a ball, a walnut, a geode—the more likely it is to break open. Or, if it does not break open, it's more likely to at least lose a little bit of its structural integrity, the way new baseball gloves do when players pummel them to m…

The harder you hit somethinga ball, a walnut, a geodethe more likely it is to break open. Or, if it does not break open, it's more likely to at least lose a little bit of its structural integrity, th… [+3242 chars]

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