<p>Why are craters perfectly round even though meteorites are irregularly shaped? Steven RiserConyers, Georgia To answer your question, let’s have some fun. First, watch as I throw this irregularly shaped rock down at an angle onto a smooth mudflat. The rock strikes the flat and, in the process, splatters mud in all directions. Now let’s<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/why-are-craters-perfectly-round-even-though-meteorites-are-irregularly-shaped/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Why are craters perfectly round even though meteorites are irregularly shaped?"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/why-are-craters-perfectly-round-even-though-meteorites-are-irregularly-shaped/">Why are craters perfectly round even though meteorites are irregularly shaped?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>

Why are craters perfectly round even though meteorites are irregularly shaped? Steven RiserConyers, Georgia To answer your question, let’s have some fun. First, watch as I throw this irregularly shaped rock down at an angle onto a smooth mudflat. The rock strikes the flat and, in the process, splatters mud in all directions. Now let’sContinue reading “Why are craters perfectly round even though meteorites are irregularly shaped?”

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