Continuum Physics & Fluid Mechanics Units in the News

A paper published in Physical Review Letters is making a cosmic splash in the press. The study, authored by Dr Tapan Sabuwala of the Continuum Physics Unit, along woth Pinaki Chakroborty of the Fluid Mechanics Unit, outlines how surface roughness is a key factor in creating crater rays - the patterns of ejected debris that are created by meteorite impacts on the surface of planets.

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Here is this story's coverage in the press:

• Ryukyu Shimpo
• Sci Tech Daily
• Periodista Digital
• Europa Press
• Phys.org
• Space Daily
• Yahoo Japan
• Knowridge
• Astro Watch
• Science Daily
• Astronomy