impactor
- a variation of impacter.
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The study "A southward differentiated impactor forms the tapered shape of the South Pole-Aitken impact basin on the Moon" was published in Science Advances.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
So, these experts say, we need to deflect a variety of space rocks to see if they all respond the same way to a kinetic impactor.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025
“I don't think the impactor material would be completely mixed, but the amount of mixing that has occurred is underestimated in this study,” adds geodynamicist Maxim Ballmer of University College London.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 1, 2023
"Right after Mikhail had said that no one knows where the impactor is now, I had a 'eureka moment' and realized that the iron-rich impactor could have transformed into mantle blobs," says Yuan.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2023
"Since this new crater is close to the Luna-25 estimated impact point, the LRO team concludes it is likely to be from that mission, rather than a natural impactor."
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023
