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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:ITC Seminar - Patrick Mullen (Illinois)
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SUMMARY:ITC Seminar - Patrick Mullen (Illinois)
DESCRIPTION:<br>Magnetized Models of Moon-Forming Giant Impacts<p>	<strong>Abstract: </strong>The canonical giant impact hypothesis suggests that ~4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized impactor struck the proto-Earth in an off-centered collision. The impact debris, comprised of melted and vaporized silicates, wraps around the proto-Earth forming a Keplerian disk.  From this "protolunar disk”, the Moon is thought to have formed. This talk aims to investigate the role of magnetic fields in a giant impact scenario.  Specifically, I will describe a suite of 3-D numerical MHD simulations that study the amplification of magnetic field strengths due to the giant impact and the early evolution of the protolunar disk.   </p>
LOCATION:Phillips
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DTSTART:20191202T170000Z
DTEND:20191202T180000Z
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