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Giant Impacts Help Rocky Planets Retain Their Atmospheres
For a long time, planetary scientists thought that giant impacts drove a young planet's atmosphere away into space with all the heat they generated. But it turns out the opposite could be true. The mass a young planet gains through a giant impact increases its gravitational hold on its atmosphere.
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| Authors | Evan Gough |
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| First observed here | 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 EST |
| Last observed here | 5 Nov 2026, 12:00 EST |
| In latest snapshot | Yes |
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- Double Asteroid Redirection Test
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