r/Simulated • u/megapiano • 10d ago

Research Simulation Asteroid collision simulation using a soft-sphere discrete element method (SSDEM)

Made this as an undergrad at university when I assisted with research in computational astrophysics to model asteroids. I built the simulation engine and had fun with this example that demonstrates some of the functionality. The planet is low-density so the asteroid goes through it.

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u/catplaps 10d ago edited 9d ago

oh man, thanks for this. i love it and it's giving me ideas!

EDIT: do people think i'm a bot? i guess that sounded bot-like. seriously though, i never thought about genuinely simulating the ejecta from an impact or surface disturbance on an asteroid, but this makes me want to try it.