Moreover, this material is then ejected and hardly contributes to the formation of the smaller bodies that form a new generation of comet nuclei. (sciencedaily.com)
In the computer simulations, the research team investigated what happened after two large comet nuclei violently collided together. (sciencedaily.com)
The researchers mapped the surface of the 4.8 - kilometer - wide comet nucleus, whose oblate shape resembles a homemade hamburger patty. (scientificamerican.com)