Examples of Snapshots of Simulations with Different Initial Conditions (IMAGE)

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Examples of Snapshots of Simulations with Different Initial Conditions

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The center of each panel shows a centaur after being partially destroyed, and the fragments around it distributed in a disc shape, from which observed rings are expected to form (from Hyodo et al. 2016, Astrophysical Journal Letter 828, L8).

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Astrophysical Journal Letter

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