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Here’s what would happen if two gas planets like Jupiter and Saturn collided – BBC Science Focus Magazine

Astrophysicist Dr Alastair Gunn explains the outcome of celestial collisions – and what this tells us about our own Solar System….

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Although orbital dynamics make it highly unlikely that two gas giants would collide, theres a small chance that such an impact could happen during the formation of a planetary system. The result of a collision mainly depends on the speed and angle of impact.

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