Making a Synestia

Formation of a Synestia by a Giant Impact A giant impact transforms the colliding planet into a new astronomical object called a synestia. U. California Davis Sarah T. Stewart, Giant impact simulation Adler Planetarium Mark SubbaRao, Visualization Advisor National Center for Supercomputing Applications University of Illinois Donna Cox, Visualization Producer, Designer Robert Patterson, Visualization Design, Camera Stuart Levy, Visualization, Astronomy AJ Christensen, Visualization Design Kalina Borkiewicz